Romeo and Juliet Love and Hate

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What does Shakespeare want us to think about with the theme of hate? How do hate and love complement each other in the play Romeo and Juliet? In the play Romeo and Juliet, Verona is full of hate. Between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s, love is nothing. That is, except for the star crossed lovers, Romeo Montague, and Juliet Capulet. This theme of hate in this play written by Shakespeare, encourages us to think about how others hate can come between your own love. Romeo and Juliet took their lives as they could not live without each other. This love that has come to a tragic end has brought the two feuding families to peace. They see that their own hate for one another has ended with the death of the ones they love most, and that they cannot let this continue. This makes us think about real life situations where fighting and war can bring innocent people to their death, although they have done nothing wrong, and only want to live a peaceful live with the ones they love. The strong love between Romeo and Juliet contrasts substantially with the hate that fills Verona. Both love and hate are senseless and mysterious. The involved parties focus solely on that attribute, and therefore consequences are ignored, and thus lives can be lost. Hate and love complement each other as they are so different. Love is happiness gained through being with those that you love, whereas hate is happiness gained through disliking someone, which is the complete opposite to love. This immense differentiality between the two creates the astounding love/hate story that is loved by many. Although the story ends with many deaths, the hate within walls of Verona is abolished and brings the feuding families to love one another as they do not want to see any more
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