The Theme Of Conflict In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The play 'Romeo and Juliet' is based on a whole variety of conflicts. Throughout the play we meet many types of conflicts and many examples …show more content…
For example, the conflict between youth and age. This is clear when we can see the difference in opinion about marriage between Juliet, her mother and her father. Another time that is apparent is when Tybalt argues with his uncle about Montague's being at their ball. When the two argue and Capulet over powers Tybalt, as he is older, Tybalt becomes angrier and this leads to anther conflict between youth and age.
This links in with the conflict of Shakespeares language. At points in the play Shakespeare uses conflicting images or oxymorons and words. For example, 'Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical, Dove-feathered raven, wolven ravening lamb….an honourable villain.' (Act 3 Scene 2 Lines 75-79). These add to the number of conflicts in 'Romeo and Juliet' and the overall effectiveness or enjoyment of the play. Although they are not as clear as the other conflicts, for example verbal conflict and physical conflict. Examples of these are Shakespeares constant referral to light and dark (Act 2 Scene 2), youth and age (Act 1 Scene 5) as well as love and hate (Act 3 Scene 2). These all add to the …show more content…
Although the language is slightly complicated at times, in Shakespeares time, the plays would be very easy to understand, and therefore would be well appreciated by a wide range of people. These would range from peasants to the rich and important people. There understanding of these conflicts would enhance the peoples enjoyment of the play and they would be much enjoyed like a modern day soap opera. These controversial happenings that Shakespeare included in his plays, although popular to watch by the more common people, were not so appealing to the rich and important people, and were not enjoyed by these so much until a couple of hundred years after his death, although there was some exceptions to this.
All of these points and conflicts bring us back to, How is the theme of conflict presented in 'Romeo and Juliet'? On the whole the conflicts in 'Romeo and Juliet' are presented quite clearly, although at times there are conflicts that are slightly more hidden in the language that Shakespeare has used in 'Romeo and Juliet'. This adds to the overall effect of the play on the audience and is absolutely essential to the theme and plot of the play. The emotions and
The play 'Romeo and Juliet' is based on a whole variety of conflicts. Throughout the play we meet many types of conflicts and many examples …show more content…
For example, the conflict between youth and age. This is clear when we can see the difference in opinion about marriage between Juliet, her mother and her father. Another time that is apparent is when Tybalt argues with his uncle about Montague's being at their ball. When the two argue and Capulet over powers Tybalt, as he is older, Tybalt becomes angrier and this leads to anther conflict between youth and age.
This links in with the conflict of Shakespeares language. At points in the play Shakespeare uses conflicting images or oxymorons and words. For example, 'Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical, Dove-feathered raven, wolven ravening lamb….an honourable villain.' (Act 3 Scene 2 Lines 75-79). These add to the number of conflicts in 'Romeo and Juliet' and the overall effectiveness or enjoyment of the play. Although they are not as clear as the other conflicts, for example verbal conflict and physical conflict. Examples of these are Shakespeares constant referral to light and dark (Act 2 Scene 2), youth and age (Act 1 Scene 5) as well as love and hate (Act 3 Scene 2). These all add to the …show more content…
Although the language is slightly complicated at times, in Shakespeares time, the plays would be very easy to understand, and therefore would be well appreciated by a wide range of people. These would range from peasants to the rich and important people. There understanding of these conflicts would enhance the peoples enjoyment of the play and they would be much enjoyed like a modern day soap opera. These controversial happenings that Shakespeare included in his plays, although popular to watch by the more common people, were not so appealing to the rich and important people, and were not enjoyed by these so much until a couple of hundred years after his death, although there was some exceptions to this.
All of these points and conflicts bring us back to, How is the theme of conflict presented in 'Romeo and Juliet'? On the whole the conflicts in 'Romeo and Juliet' are presented quite clearly, although at times there are conflicts that are slightly more hidden in the language that Shakespeare has used in 'Romeo and Juliet'. This adds to the overall effect of the play on the audience and is absolutely essential to the theme and plot of the play. The emotions and