Conflicts in Romeo and Juliet

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• Romeo and Juliet
  November 5th, 2007 at 9:57 am

  Conflicts are very interesting and does draw the one reading the book in and in. I believe that without some kind of conflict in the majority of the books published one would pick up the book, read the first paragraph or so and then decide…”Umm…no conflict no me reading”

• Alexandria "Lexi" Benz
  November 5th, 2007 at 10:00 am

  Okay, so I made a mistake by putting my name was Romeo and Juliet…so shoot me…everyone makes a mistake on these commentable sites maybe ones that just arent as noticable as mine….lol….that is me for ya…

• nick
  December 23rd, 2007 at 6:40 am

  i feel like you should also be discussing the metaphysical conflicts aswell as the physical, for example the love vs. the hate
  (in not some pompus bookworm by the way! i just think a big part has been left out…)

• mano
  March 18th, 2008 at 5:47 am

  i believe that the substantial recommendation of a brawl wanted by the two families mirrors the comflict and emotions arised in the two families.

• mano
  March 18th, 2008 at 5:49 am

  i am only 14 by the way

• *S.O.S*
  March 18th, 2008 at 4:43 pm

  ROMEO AND JULET IS SOOOOOOO>>>?????????…just wowzers!…u know

• kenny allen
  April 16th, 2008 at 9:13 am

  i like this site

• cbnm
  April 16th, 2008 at 12:30 pm

  Conflicts in Romeo and Juliet

  by Abysia, Jan 9, 2008

  The unique conflicts in Romeo and Juliet.
  “A plague a both your houses!” (III. I.) This is just one example of the many intense conflicts seen in Romeo and Juliet. The conflicts that arise throughout this story range from the cruel heckling of the Nurse to a murder in the streets. I have found that the most interesting conflicts during the story were when Mercutio picked a fight with Tybalt and ended up losing his life, when Romeo and Mercutio were making fun of Juliet’s nurse, and in the very beginning of the tale where the servants of the two houses started a quickly escalating brawl out of a simple argument.

  As for the servant’s brawl, the Capulet servants picked a fight in the streets by “biting their thumbs” at the Montague servants. The scene rapidly grew into a ferocious melee between the two houses. Even the lords came and joined the battle! Some people were wounded, others were killed. In the end, the Prince came out with his royal procession and proclaimed that if any more fighting was observed, it would be punishable by death.

  Perhaps a slightly less serious conflict took place when Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio went to meet with Juliet’s nurse. Their heated argument started when Romeo makes and inference comparing the nurse to a ship. Mercutio then follows up his comment with an insult of his own after the nurse requests Peter to get her fan, “Good Peter, to hide her face; for her fan’s the fairer face.” (II. iv.) Later on, after everyone leaves, Romeo attempts to compensate the nurse for her sufferings at the hands of Mercutio.

  The last conflict that I will discuss probably has the most dire consequences, over the most trivial argument. The famous scene begins when Mercutio rashly starts picking a fight with Tybalt. Mercutio eventually goes so far as to draw his rapier on Tybalt. Unfortunately for him, Tybalt accepts his challenge and they fight. Remembering the Prince’s words about conflicts in the streets, Romeo attempts to secure peace between them, but it was to no avail. Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo’s arm, and he shortly dies after cursing plagues on the houses of the Capulets and the Montagues.

  Shortly, Tybalt returns to challenge Romeo, and Romeo kills him. Benvolio urges Romeo to flee, because of the promised death sentence from the Prince. Benvolio tells the Prince what happened, and since there were deaths on both sides, the Prince banishes Romeo to the nearby town of Mantua.

  This conflict impacts the story by making it interesting to read, and gives the reader the feeling that anything can happen at any time. Without conflict, this book would just be another love story with a happy ending. By making Romeo and Juliet rife with conflict, Shakespeare sets it apart from other standard love stories where the characters end up living happily ever after.

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  #1 by Romeo and Juliet, Nov 5, 2007
  Conflicts are very interesting and does draw the one reading the book in and in. I believe that without some kind of conflict in the majority of the books published one would pick up the book, read the first paragraph or so and then decide…”Umm…no conflict no me reading”

  #2 by Alexandria “Lexi” Benz, Nov 5, 2007
  Okay, so I made a mistake by putting my name was Romeo and Juliet…so shoot me…everyone makes a mistake on these commentable sites maybe ones that just arent as noticable as mine….lol….that is me for ya…

  #3 by nick, Dec 23, 2007
  i feel like you should also be discussing the metaphysical conflicts aswell as the physical, for example the love vs. the hate
  (in not some pompus bookworm by the way! i just think a big part has been left out…)

  #4 by mano, Mar 18, 2008
  i believe that the substantial recommendation of a brawl wanted by the two families mirrors the comflict and emotions arised in the two families.

  #5 by mano, Mar 18, 2008
  i am only 14 by the way

  #6 by *S.O.S*, Mar 18, 2008
  ROMEO AND JULET IS SOOOOOOO>>>?????????…just wowzers!…u know

  #7 by kenny allen, Apr 16, 2008
  i like this sit

• cbnooo
  April 16th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

  Conflicts in Romeo and Juliet

  by Abysia, Jan 9, 2008

  The unique conflicts in Romeo and Juliet.
  “A plague a both your houses!” (III. I.) This is just one example of the many intense conflicts seen in Romeo and Juliet. The conflicts that arise throughout this story range from the cruel heckling of the Nurse to a murder in the streets. I have found that the most interesting conflicts during the story were when Mercutio picked a fight with Tybalt and ended up losing his life, when Romeo and Mercutio were making fun of Juliet’s nurse, and in the very beginning of the tale where the servants of the two houses started a quickly escalating brawl out of a simple argument.

  As for the servant’s brawl, the Capulet servants picked a fight in the streets by “biting their thumbs” at the Montague servants. The scene rapidly grew into a ferocious melee between the two houses. Even the lords came and joined the battle! Some people were wounded, others were killed. In the end, the Prince came out with his royal procession and proclaimed that if any more fighting was observed, it would be punishable by death.

  Perhaps a slightly less serious conflict took place when Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio went to meet with Juliet’s nurse. Their heated argument started when Romeo makes and inference comparing the nurse to a ship. Mercutio then follows up his comment with an insult of his own after the nurse requests Peter to get her fan, “Good Peter, to hide her face; for her fan’s the fairer face.” (II. iv.) Later on, after everyone leaves, Romeo attempts to compensate the nurse for her sufferings at the hands of Mercutio.

  The last conflict that I will discuss probably has the most dire consequences, over the most trivial argument. The famous scene begins when Mercutio rashly starts picking a fight with Tybalt. Mercutio eventually goes so far as to draw his rapier on Tybalt. Unfortunately for him, Tybalt accepts his challenge and they fight. Remembering the Prince’s words about conflicts in the streets, Romeo attempts to secure peace between them, but it was to no avail. Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo’s arm, and he shortly dies after cursing plagues on the houses of the Capulets and the Montagues.

  Shortly, Tybalt returns to challenge Romeo, and Romeo kills him. Benvolio urges Romeo to flee, because of the promised death sentence from the Prince. Benvolio tells the Prince what happened, and since there were deaths on both sides, the Prince banishes Romeo to the nearby town of Mantua.

  This conflict impacts the story by making it interesting to read, and gives the reader the feeling that anything can happen at any time. Without conflict, this book would just be another love story with a happy ending. By making Romeo and Juliet rife with conflict, Shakespeare sets it apart from other standard love stories where the characters end up living happily ever after.

• eli fowl
  May 27th, 2008 at 8:11 pm

  hi, im just looking around here, i am supposed to write about conflict for my homework. i really liked your language, and how you got it to flow.
  was this for fun? or was it a project?
  i think im going to write about the conflict in the book 1984… any ideas though?

• Liane Schmidt
  September 18th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

  I fell in love with “Romeo & Juliet” the Olivia Hussey version the very first time I saw it – it is by far one of my favorite love stories.

  Blessings.

  Sincerely,

  -Liane Schmidt.

• didi
  October 14th, 2008 at 11:29 am

  this helped me alot……..incredibly written…..BRAVO

• me
  November 4th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

  cheers,it helped with my coursework

• DEATH B4 HOMEWORK
  November 15th, 2008 at 6:10 am

  ugh i need to do this for homework…

• reyrey
  April 8th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

  Ah love it

• tom jones
  April 21st, 2009 at 4:03 pm

  this really helped me with my essay…superbly written…thanks a bundle

• jhsdjh
  April 23rd, 2009 at 9:23 am

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• :D
  July 18th, 2009 at 5:19 pm

  lol

• John Smith
  October 19th, 2009 at 2:44 am

  I don’t understand why Shakespeare can’t just speak in normal English. It’s just more confusing than anything needs to be

• emily
  December 3rd, 2009 at 7:25 am

  i don\’t understand how Mercutios death was a Conflict, please explain this to me

• nie
  January 5th, 2010 at 12:48 pm

  it was very useful . thank you

• jose
  January 31st, 2010 at 6:38 pm

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