“Violence is never the answer” is an expression every child is continuously told from childhood through adulthood to avoid conflict, and the same holds true in Shakespeare’s work in Romeo and Juliet. The drama between the forbidden pair is known by most, and it never fails to remain a classic tale of love despite the time period. The young star-crossed lovers are hindered by the bitter feud between their two households, forbidding them from pursuing a public and successful relationship. In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare demonstrates throughout the play that violence cannot solve problems by the double suicide of Romeo and Juliet, the effect of Mercutio’s death, and the violent relationship between the Capulets and Montagues.
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Immaturely, the two families deal with this conflict primarily through violence. This conflict is also managed verbally, although arguments of both natures are a predominant method. demonstrated firstly in the prologue that says “Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (1.PRO.4). Bloodshed is never a positive practice, and it damages the good reputation of not only one person, but that person’s family name. The blood spilled stains the name of another, and it never resolves any disagreement. Later in the prologue before the drama begins to unfold, it is stated that not even the death of the two families’ children can solve the fighting in these lines: “The fearful passage of their death-marked love/And the continuance of their parents’ rage,/Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove...”(1.PRO.9-11). The fighting could not be solved by any means, not even by death. Brutality only worsens problems. Not only does it affect those participating, but it also forces the innocent observers to be removed from their peace. In a kingdom, the disruption of peace is unacceptable, and the prince expresses his frustration through this warning: “If you ever disturb our streets again/ Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace”(1.1.98-99). To stop the violence, brute force is still threatened, which will clearly not solve any issues. Maintaining the peace is essential for the prince, but it is evident that a threat will not encourage a settlement of any kind or under any
Romeo and …show more content…
Immaturely, the two families deal with this conflict primarily through violence. This conflict is also managed verbally, although arguments of both natures are a predominant method. demonstrated firstly in the prologue that says “Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (1.PRO.4). Bloodshed is never a positive practice, and it damages the good reputation of not only one person, but that person’s family name. The blood spilled stains the name of another, and it never resolves any disagreement. Later in the prologue before the drama begins to unfold, it is stated that not even the death of the two families’ children can solve the fighting in these lines: “The fearful passage of their death-marked love/And the continuance of their parents’ rage,/Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove...”(1.PRO.9-11). The fighting could not be solved by any means, not even by death. Brutality only worsens problems. Not only does it affect those participating, but it also forces the innocent observers to be removed from their peace. In a kingdom, the disruption of peace is unacceptable, and the prince expresses his frustration through this warning: “If you ever disturb our streets again/ Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace”(1.1.98-99). To stop the violence, brute force is still threatened, which will clearly not solve any issues. Maintaining the peace is essential for the prince, but it is evident that a threat will not encourage a settlement of any kind or under any