Romeo and juliet explores love in multiple forms including romantic and familial love propels every action in the plot that is not motivated by its opposition hatred. The “hatred” between between montagues and capulets is the strongest barrier to romeo and Juliet’s love. This serves to illustrate the central idea of the play love dragged down by hatred cannot last. Shakespeare exalts the power of love but he also points out that without the blessing of authority, love is unsustained. Violence drives the plot of Romeo and Juliet with as much or perhaps more force as love the play begins with violent verbal threats. It also takes the form of self harm as the two lovers commit suicide. Prejudice and lack of communication play a strong role in causing violence emphasizing that the failure to communicate openly can be fatal.

Shakespeare builds the theme of authority by showing how each character weilds his or her power over others as the highest authority. Shakespeare uses the prince as the voice of reason. He is never swayed by emotion but recognizes the truth about violence and judges fairly. “Friar Lawrence” represents religious authority and the voice of wisdom advising Romeo to love moderately. The Friar delivers a core message that humankind is both good and evil. Evil has the capability to dominating good, leading to the destruction of an individual. Lord Capulet represents social and parental authority and is stern and enforcing them with his family encounter points to these characters neither Romeo nor Juliet wants power over the other. Much of the attention on Romeo and Juliet revolves around conflicts between young or old characters. Although more temperate the old characters seem to forget that they share the same passions as the younger characters. Through Mercutio, we learn that Romeo’s true identity is not revealed until after he falls in love with juliet. Through juliet we learned that Romeo is more than just his name. However Romeo’s position prevents him from growing into his new identity as Juliet’s husband.

Romeo and juliet explores love in multiple forms including romantic and familial love propels every action in the plot that is not motivated by its opposition hatred. The “hatred” between between montagues and capulets is the strongest barrier to romeo and Juliet’s love. This serves to illustrate the central idea of the play love dragged down by hatred cannot last. Shakespeare exalts the power of love but he also points out that without the blessing of authority, love is unsustained. Violence drives the plot of Romeo and Juliet with as much or perhaps more force as love the play begins with violent verbal threats. It also takes the form of self harm as the two lovers commit suicide. Prejudice and lack of communication play a strong role in causing violence emphasizing that the failure to communicate openly can be fatal.

Shakespeare builds the theme of authority by showing how each character weilds his or her power over others as the highest authority. Shakespeare uses the prince as the voice of reason. He is never swayed by emotion but recognizes the truth about violence and judges fairly. “Friar Lawrence” represents religious authority and the voice of wisdom advising Romeo to love moderately. The Friar delivers a core message that humankind is both good and evil. Evil has the capability to dominating good, leading to the destruction of an individual. Lord Capulet represents social and parental authority and is stern and enforcing them with his family encounter points to these characters neither Romeo nor Juliet wants power over the other. Much of the attention on Romeo and Juliet revolves around conflicts between young or old characters. Although more temperate the old characters seem to forget that they share the same passions as the younger characters. Through Mercutio, we learn that Romeo’s true identity is not revealed until after he falls in love with juliet. Through juliet we learned that Romeo is more than just his name. However Romeo’s position prevents him from growing into his new identity as Juliet’s husband.