Love and Conflict in Romeo And Juliet.
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An essay on Love and Conflict in Romeo And Juliet by Ozhan O'Sullivan Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet shows how love between the Capulet Romeo and Montague Juliet resolves an "ancient" conflict between the two families. The play was first performed in 1595, the play was Shakespeare's first tragedy genre. Shakespeare believes the two lovers are bound by fate, "star-crossed". We know that the hatred shown between both families is an "ancient grudge", and that the rivalry is passed down the family tree. The prologue summarises the whole play in advance, this gives an overview of Romeo and Juliet's actions. Shakespeare uses different styles of speech to represent social classes in the play. The upper class speak in a more knowledgeable blank verse, while the lower classes speak in prose. A clear example of this is the way the servants at the beginning insult each while speaking in prose, however...

