Conflict in Romeo and Juliet Essay

The play that I have studied is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Act three, candidate one, the climax of this play, is a scene where much passage of arms occurs. This scene opens with two of Romeos friends, Benvolio and Mercutio, talking. Tension and uncertainty is established when Benvolio says, The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, And, if we meet, we shall not scape a brawl The fiery Tybalt enters looking for Romeo. He entangle that Romeo had insulted him by going to the Capulet masked ball and he wanted to exact his revenge. Mercutio deliberately insults him and draws his sword.Just as Benvolio tries to calm them down, Romeo enters. Tybalt tries to incite Romeo into fighting by imperious him Romeo, the love I bear thee can turn over/ No better term than this, thou art a villain. Romeo resists Tybalts challenge be bring in he is outright related by marriage to him. Mercutio is embarrassed by Romeos inaction and he challenges Tybalt. As Romeo tries to cloture the fight Mercutio is mortally wounded by Tybalt. As Mercutio dies he says, A plague o some(prenominal) your houses / They have made worms meet of me. Romeo realises he is partially responsible for his friends death and his individual retirement account leads him to kill Tybalt.He then realises he is tidy sums fool and flees the place. The Prince of Verona arrives and decides to exile Romeo from the city. What are the central causes of date in this scene? The main cause of the conflict in this scene arises From ancient revenge between two major families in Verona the Capulets and the Montagues. The brawl is so strong that the play opens with their servants fighting. Indeed, the rift is so strong that the Prince of Verona is prompted to announce, If ever you disturb our streets again/ Your lives go forth pay the forfeit of the peace. Another cause of the conflict is the mercurial nature of Tybalt.He saw Romeos appearance at the Capulet masked ball as an insult and was determin ed to challenge Romeo. Mercutio also contributed to the conflict. He was very quick to engage in a quarrel with Tybalt and condemned Romeo for avoiding conflict, O calm, dishonourable, vile submission at long last Romeo has much internal conflict in this scene. He is being challenged and insulted by Tybalt but feels he cannot visit because he is now secretly married to Juliet, Tybalts cousin. It is clear there is much conflict in this scene and many reasons for it this conflict adds greatly to our merriment of the play.