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Romeo And Juliet - Analysis Of How Prejudice Leads To Violence

        Romeo and Juliet, by Shakespeare, is a play which shows how
prejudice leads to escalating violence.   Prejudice leads to violence
shown in the play when the feuding families, the Montagues and
Capulets fight.   In each case, disruption, fighting, injuries and
death occur.   Also, the prejudice against the two families never got
resolved because they were enemies.   The prejudice started in Act one
Scene one, when the Capulets and Montague servants confronted each
other.   Then the Capulets servants insult the Montagues.   Which lead
to a street brawl of the two feuding families.   Furthermore in Act
three Scene one, the prejudice between the families get worse.   When
Tybalt wanted revenge with the Montagues, he then confronted Romeo and
Mercutio and started a duel.   In addition the prejudice between
families got even worse, when Tybalt kills Mercutio.   Also, in Act
five Scene three, Tybalt challenges Romeo to fight and Romeo kills
him.   Which lead to prejudice between the families.
        The street in Verona, a public place, is where the prejudice
starts between the two families.   In Act one Scene one, Sampson and
Gregory servants for the Capulets, insulted the Montagues servants
Balthasar and Abraham by biting his thumb at him. This leads to a
fight, which involves the Lords of both families and the Prince.   No
death occurred, but the families attitudes against each other were
worse then before.   Which caused a lot of prejudice against the
families that lead to violence.
        In like manners, another duel between the two feuding families
start up again in the street of Verona in Act three Scene one.   When
Mercutio and Benvolio friends of Romeo, are confronted by Tybalt, who
is still prejudice against the Montagues.   Tybalt thinks that they
crashed the Capulets ball and know he wants revenge.   Mercutio and
Tybalt fight between each others.   Now Romeo arrives trying to stop
the arguments.   Tybalt draws...