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Love as a destructive force

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Love as a destructive force Referring to William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" we can prove that love sometimes can be a destructive force where in many other situations in the same play it is a source of happiness and welfare. Love leads to Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Lady Montague and County Paris death. However, this same love reconciles the two feuding families, the Capulets and Montagues who have been bitter enemies. Love can be viewed as destructive in this play in many different situations. In the beginning of the play, Romeo states to Benvolio "In sadness" that he "do love a woman" which is Rosaline. The love of Romeo with Rosaline leads to Romeo's depression till he "lost myself". Furthermore, Romeo's love to Rosaline guided him to go to Capulets party, where Tybalt promised to "not endure him". When Tybalt tried to revenge from Romeo, Mercutio's love to his friend leads to...

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