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Although often thought of as a love story, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is actually far more concerned with violence, death and fate than it is with love.”
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"Although often thought of as a love story, 'Romeo and Juliet' is actually far more concerned with violence, death and fate than it is with love." Romeo and Juliet is highly regarded as one of Shakespeare's best plays, even as one of the world's finest love stories. But in general its content has many other conflicting themes, such as violence, death and fate. If the play title is mentioned, people automatically think of romance, two lovers. But in general the emphasis does not immediately rest upon on the darker side of the story, the brutal deaths, the constant mentioning of fate's controlling of life, and the everyday violence which surrounds the society of Verona. So this play can be seen as a classic love story, full of romance, or perhaps one of the ulterior emotions skulking within the play. However, which emotion takes precedence? 'Romeo and Juliet' is...
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