Does Violence Beget More Violence?
“It only takes one spark to start a fire” (Unknown). Throughout arguably the most tragic play based around love and hate, it is common for one simple and easily dissolved dispute to evolve into something typically ended by death. Throughout the entirety of Romeo and Juliet, there has not been a single instance where an act of violence hasn’t led to more violence. Violence in all forms seems to always generate more violence. In the very first act of Romeo and Juliet, it starts out with a few servants of the Capulet household who are armed and ready for trouble. They begin to chat for a while until two servants of the Montague household arrive, however instead of trying to avoid any conflict, the Capulet
“It only takes one spark to start a fire” (Unknown). Throughout arguably the most tragic play based around love and hate, it is common for one simple and easily dissolved dispute to evolve into something typically ended by death. Throughout the entirety of Romeo and Juliet, there has not been a single instance where an act of violence hasn’t led to more violence. Violence in all forms seems to always generate more violence. In the very first act of Romeo and Juliet, it starts out with a few servants of the Capulet household who are armed and ready for trouble. They begin to chat for a while until two servants of the Montague household arrive, however instead of trying to avoid any conflict, the Capulet