The central theme of Shakespeare’s play, “Romeo and Juliet”, is about love, how it can serve as a leading cause of violence, and its similarities to hate. Romeo and Juliet, driven by their passion, attempt to create a world where they can deny their names and family for the sake of each other. The problem of having the love they want seems to drive them inexorably towards violence, and ultimately suicide as a final solution.
Shakespeare grants love and hatred analogous roles, though in our time, they commonly serve as opposite forms of passion. Early on, before even meeting Juliet, while still under the influence of his love for Rosaline, Romeo plays with a series of contradictions using love and hate interchangeably, wailing ““O brawling
Shakespeare grants love and hatred analogous roles, though in our time, they commonly serve as opposite forms of passion. Early on, before even meeting Juliet, while still under the influence of his love for Rosaline, Romeo plays with a series of contradictions using love and hate interchangeably, wailing ““O brawling