Conflict In Romeon And Juliet

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How does Shakespeare Portray conflict in Romeo and Juliet? Conflict is the colliding between two or more things that do not agree with each other. There can be conflict between different things such as, physical conflict which is the most obvious. A less obvious example is the conflict William Shakespeare portrays in his play Romeo and Juliet. He uses conflict in so much detail that one would only have to look at the play; the length of the lines would stand out. Shakespeare shows Romeo’s emotions before and after meeting Juliet. Before Romeo meets Juliet he thinks he is in love, yet he is actually depressed. When Romeo’s friends try to raise his spirits by trying to get him to go to the Capulet party, he complains that he is, “Under loves heavy burden”. The metaphor of love being a “heavy burden” is ironic because love should not feel so negative. This reveals how clueless Romeo is about love. It shows that he has little experience with relationships and it is lust making him feel this way. Physically, “heavy burden” could also show the audience how exposed and venerable his feelings actually are. On the other hand, when Romeo has met Juliet he begins to talk in religious metaphors rather than only talking about sorrow and regret. Here Romeo refers to his lips as, “My lips, two blushing pilgrims ready stand”. This is still a physical reference although; he uses religious terms to describe his lips. This gives them a heavenly quality, almost like they don’t belong on Earth. As he describes his lips as “pilgrims” shows that they are on a journey, this could be seen as a joke. The fact that Romeo is making an effort to be cheerful, shows that he is happier and was in love rather than in lust. Another example of conflict is between Princes language in act 1.1 compared to act 3.1. Prince uses direct and forceful language, he is enraged and annoyed, “If you ever
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