Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

In metre we despise that which we often fear William Shakespeare. Shakespeare understood what or so do not the true nature of disgust. Since most people do not realise that their hatred simply masks their fears, they never confront the real problem. Consequently, hate continues to ruin countries, cities and families. This notion of hatred is never more evident than in Shakespeares tragic play, Romeo and Juliet. In this play, the characters hatred masks their fear of being strengthless and drives them to jump their superiority, but this altogether have gots their destruction.First, characters identify with imaginary labels such as power and courage to mask their self-doubt and to feel belonging. For instance, Tybalt tries to prove his superiority over the Montagues by intercommunicate himself as powerful and socially dominant. When he sees Romeo intruding on the Capulet feast, he insults him as a slave (1.5.54) that he should by the stock and honour of his kin / To strike h im gone he holds it not a repulsiveness (1.5.56-58). Tybalt belittles the Montagues as worthless slaves that he should punish and kill without guilt.Therefore, he go out rid Verona of their filthiness and prove his social power. Likewise, Sampson pretends to be a courageous warrior to improve his reputation and social standing. To Gregory, Sampson can easily lay out himself as a tyrant (1.1.19) that after having fought with the men, will be civil with the maids / and cut off their heads (1.1.20-21). In short, they use their illusions of power and courage to deceive others and themselves into welcoming and accepting them.However, when humiliated, their illusions are destroyed and their insecurities are be to be revealed which leaves them defenceless to exclusion. In fact, when Tybalt is stripped of his power and forced into submission, he runs out ashamed to comprehend his inferiority.After arguing with Capulet, Tybalt is forced to leave his own banquet which with his patienc e perforce with wilful indignation meeting (1.5.88) makes his flesh tremble (1.5.89). Tybalt trembles with rage and shame due to his forced submission to Capulet which proves he has no true social power as he must obey orders not supremacy them. Similarly, Sampson quickly shies away from a fight when confronted by the Montague servants to hide his cowardice. Sampson urges Gregory to fight as he will supposedly back thee (1.1.35) and to take the law on their sides, let them begin (1.1.35) although he proclaimed himself a hard tyrant.When he is confronted with a fight, Sampson backs away and encourages Gregory to take the lead which proves he is just a narcissistic coward. In other words, when the inferiority and cowardice of characters are exposed, they scramble to hide their true identities.As expected, to regain their lost status, characters employ to aggression to distract others from their vulnerability. For example, Mercutio, feeling offended and disgraced, quickly belittle s Tybalt to regain control of the situation and his social power. anger by Romeos calm, dishonourable, vile submission (3.1.70), Mercutio disgraces Tybalt as a rat-catcher (3.1.72) and challenges him to a fight so Alla stoccata carries it away (3.1.71). Mercutio challenges Tybalt to a fight so that people will fear him, remember him as a strong, abide fighter and remember Tybalt as a rat-catcher. In the same manner, Romeo immediately challenges Tybalt to a duel to avenge Mercutio and justify that he caused his death. Romeo decides that someone needs to keep Mercutio company / Either thou or Romeo, or both, must go with him (3.1.124-125).Romeo, infuriated, allows his emotions to take control and seeks revenge to justify and compensate for his cowardly submission which caused Mercutios death. In other words, characters that lose their illusions of power and courage struggle to feel accepted due to their fear of rejection, so they violently and desperately defend themselves.Undoubte dly, they do not achieve their goal of self-redemption and only continue the cps of hatred which creates a never-ending path of destruction.In fact, Mercutios violent attempt to gain social power blinds his reason and brings about his social and physical downfall. After being struck, Mercutio exclaims I am hurt (3.1.86) era his opponent-Tybalt- has gone and hath nothing (3.1.88). Mercutios attempt to prove himself powerful ends with his death not Tybalts.This proves that aggression is not the termination and only ensures self destruction. In contrast, Romeos mother-Lady Montague- pays the consequence of death for Romeos rash decisions. Before discovering his dead son, Montague declares my wife is dead tonight / Grief of my sons exile hath stoppd her breath (5.3.210-211).Romeos impulsive actions, which lead to his exile, causes his mothers death which proves that when characters resort to violence, they not only unintentionally destroy themselves but take down others too. In other words, when characters project their self-hate unto others through aggression, they cause their own destruction and collateral damage.