Themes Explored In Romeo And Juliet

William Shakespeare was without a doubt the best poet of all time and his play “Romeo and Juliet” was one of the most famous plays written. Most of the themes or central issues explored throughout the two lover’s journey are relevant to contemporary audiences as they have experiences most of them. Everyone will go through the process of love whether it is extreme as Romeo and Juliet’s relationship or a simple crush. Hate is a key factor during many time periods as it is a feeling that is uncontrollable but it does vary on how everyone handles it. One of the last themes explored is the issue of first thinking it is fate but later finding out that it is a misfortune to meet them. These issue will be investigated in more depth and how the relationship between “Romeo and Juliet” and today.
The animosity between two high powered families in the late 1500’s is apparent during the first scenes in the play “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare which relates to issues in contemporary society. Hatred and hostility amongst groups and families is becoming more apparent due to money issues and domestic violence. This is partially mirrored in “Romeo and Juliet” when the two servants from different families see each other in the street. “Nay, as they dare. I will bite my thumb at them, which is disgrace to them if they bear it” (Act 1 Scene 1 line 35-36). By Sampson directly giving an ignorant gesture to Abram shows great diversity between the families. This is shown in the film as a fight scene and the way the gesture is portrayed shows enormous amounts of hate as well as showing the reaction from the Montague’s is serve which signals the depth of the action. The relationship between families was an issue in Shakespeare’s era however it still remains in contemporary society.
Although “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare was written over 400 years ago however the theme of love is still relevant to existing issues. Many people struggle with diversity and