themes romeo and juliet

Question 1

Love

Answer 1

, love is an extremely overpowering force that supersedes all other values, emotions, and loyalties. Through their
love, Romeo and Juliet conspire to go against the forces of their entire social world

Question 2

Individual vs Society

Answer 2

forced to undermine the oppressive rules of society at the time. For example, rules of the
patriarchal family force Juliet to be subservient to her parent

Question 3

Violence

Answer 3

Extreme violence takes place sporadically throughout the play. The feud between the two families is so bitter that the mere sight of each other can be the cause of a fight to the death

Question 4

Fate

Answer 4

Chorus states that Romeo and Juliet are ‘star-cross’d’ lovers, meaning that fate had intended
for their paths to cross, and that fate controls their actions. A series of unfortunate accidents towards the end of the play Friar Laurence’s plan and eventually manifest in both Romeo and Juliet committing suicide, thus adding to the sense of fate