It is easier to conceive that hatred is the stronger theme when looking at the tragic end that befalls the star crossed lovers. The ongoing feud between the two lover’s families results in the youths making a decision that causes both families to loose their loved one to death.
It wouldn’t be much of a story without hate. It is the hatred between the two families that makes them have to hide their love. It’s the hatred that makes Friar Laurence have to devise his crazy plan that ends up getting Romeo and Juliet killed. It’s