Romeo and Juliet: A Dichotomy between Love and Violence Chris Cannon A/R9AutaZ1ckI/AAAAAAAAA4U/YfhdiI hk-SI/s320/japrj1.jpg e.com/stills/romeo_and_juliet 1.jpg
Love as an Impetus for Violence Relevance is hidden Love vs. Hate Passion and lack of logicality Romeo crashing the feast Negative events to follow
Altered Definition and Perspective of Love Dominant and ecstatic force Values/loyalties ignored Overriding theme Shakespeare’s disregard for the platonic “Deny thy father and refuse thy name, or if thy wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet.” – Juliet (Act II, Scene ii)
Self vs. Society and Public The importance of honor Self-image Traditional Renaissance family Love and obstruction of tradition Challenges religion kipedia/commons/b/ba/Pragu e_St_Wenceslas_Smichov.jp g 804/0b609e612ccb e859cd6c.jpeg “The god of my idolatry.” – Juliet (Act II, Scene i)
Chaos in Love “But my true love is grown to such excess. I cannot sum up sum of half my wealth.” – Juliet (Act III, Scene i) Can one exist without the other? Lack of mental stability/control Uncontrollability of fate Love cannot be dictated
Works CIted Works Cited Resnick, Chris. "Violence in Romeo & Juliet." 24 May "Romeo and Juliet: Violence and Love." The Themes and Works of William Shakespeare. 22 May "SparkNotes: Romeo and Juliet: Themes, Motifs & Symbols." SparkNotes. 23 May 2009.