1. Romeo and Juliet: A Dichotomy between Love and Violence Chris Cannon http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/bach/rnj24/68RNJ.gif http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sm3IFr7Xcv A/R9AutaZ1ckI/AAAAAAAAA4U/YfhdiI hk-SI/s320/japrj1.jpg http://www.silentfilmstillarchiv e.com/stills/romeo_and_juliet 1.jpg

2. 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 http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/bach/rnj24/pictures/68tybaltdead.jpg

3. Altered Definition and Perspective of Love Dominant and ecstatic force Values/loyalties ignored Overriding theme Shakespeare’s disregard for the platonic http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/bach/rnj24/pictures/rj3.gif “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)

4. Self vs. Society and Public The importance of honor Self-image Traditional Renaissance family Love and obstruction of tradition Challenges religion http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi kipedia/commons/b/ba/Pragu e_St_Wenceslas_Smichov.jp g http://img2.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0 804/0b609e612ccb e859cd6c.jpeg “The god of my idolatry.” – Juliet (Act II, Scene i)

5. 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

6. Works CIted Works Cited Resnick, Chris. "Violence in Romeo & Juliet." 24 May 2009. "Romeo and Juliet: Violence and Love." The Themes and Works of William Shakespeare. 22 May 2009. "SparkNotes: Romeo and Juliet: Themes, Motifs & Symbols." SparkNotes. 23 May 2009.