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There are mainly two different themes in the play "Romeo and Juliet":
Love and hate, both of which are in Act one scene 5. Love, from the
love at first sight between Romeo and Juliet, and the hatred between
Romeo and Tybalt.

The plays needed to be affective pieces of drama for the time because
of the way the audience may react if they were not amused by the play
and if it did not keep them interested. These people were usually the
lower-class people, the tickets were very cheap and these members of
the audience stood at the very front near the stage. However those
members of the audience were not very polite, and if they found the
play boring, or did not like that acting, they would throw vegetables
at the actors, shout abuse or even start fights and try to pull the
actors off of the stage. Therefore, the play-writers would try and
make their plays as dramatic and effective as possible to keep the
audience members entertained.

The issues that people were interested in at the time of the play
"Romeo and Juliet" were things like:

Romance If there was not a lot of Romance in people's lives at the
time, they would like to see it in a play, everybody likes a bit of
romance every now and then.

Family Troubles

People liked to watch other people's troubles, and maybe even be able
to relate to them. In Romeo and Juliet, you see the troubles of the
Capulets and the Montague's and the hatred between them, and you also
see the fact of Juliet in the middle of an arranged marriage which she
doesn't want. These are troubles that probably would have been common
to most at the time.

Fighting

The audiences liked watching fighting; it added action and excitement
to the plays.

Social status

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