Violence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

The previous leader of the Indian Independence Movement, Mahatma Gandhi, once said, “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” In the poem Romeo and Juliet, in the city of Verona, two families, the Montagues and the Capulets, both from royalty and die hard enemies. The feud between them has grows because of their close distance; so great that it has turned into a lifelong conflict. In this hostile city, these families have always had a history of violence. Son of the Montagues; Romeo, and daughter of the Capulets; Juliet, fall in love blinded of their last name, adding flames to the fire.The feud between these two families goes farther than the heads of the households,
After the Death of Romeo and juliet, Both families experience grief for not just themselves but also have empathy for their enemies. Both heads of the households witness this horrible site of the death of their children, Capulet approaches Montague and expresses his empathy “ O brother Montague, give me thy hand, this is my daughter's jointure” (V.iii.307). This verifies that the feud is diminished because, Capulet who despises of Montague approached him showing him comfort and saying this is his daughter's fault. This also verifies that violence can solve problems because the death of both their children, caused by violence has solved the biggest problem in Verona, This feud. After this long chain of events, The feud is not ended these royals still feel that one must be superior, or be able to one up the other. Montague stresses, “For i will raise her statue in pure gold/.../As rich shall Romeo’s by his lady’s lie” Capulet responds,
Now both families have lost a number of members and the issue is not fully resolved. This also Determines that Violence cannot solve problems because, even after “The end” of this feud the families do not feel equal, one must feel better than the other. Which makes relationships worse if those involved do not all feel equal. The city of Verona is now polluted with grief due to the loss of a generation of royals. Days dragging and sadness rising the prince announces, “The sun for sorrow will not show its head” (V.iii.322). This identifies that violence only makes the situation worse because, now the city of Verona is “Darkening” with sadness. Even affecting the leader, How well is a city supposed to function with a title wave of depression drowning it? Not very well. This also identifies that violence cannot not solve problems because, now the the city has a worse problem, grief. It seems as if Violence only creates more problems rather than a