Title: What are the main conflicts in Romeo and Juliet - GCSE English - Marked by Teachers.com
Headings: What are the main conflicts in Romeo and Juliet
What are the main conflicts in Romeo and Juliet
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Content: battle, antagonism". No matter how hard one tries to avoid it, conflict enters our lives. All drama involves conflict, without conflict there is no drama! Different forms of conflict exist, usually either, man versus himself, man verses man or man verses nature. Every story should have conflict on at least one of these levels, as conflict brings the plot to life keeping the audience hooked. Characters need to go through conflict, before there can be a happy ending or the happy ending won't mean anything. The central conflict in Romeo and Juliet is the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. Members of each family hate, insult and fight each other, even the household staff become caught up in this rivalry. Shakesphere's Romeo and Juliet is essentially known as love story, although, it is entwined with different types of conflict, and this is what I will be examining throughout this essay. The Prologue is a fourteen line sonnet and would have been read to the audience providing an introduction to the play. ...