... there is a fine line between love and hate. Obviously, the most important type of love is between Romeo and Juliet but without the other types would it seem as real? Sampson and Gregory speak of the first form of love we meet in extremely crude ways and it is presented as being physical and sexual rather than an emotional ... . Sampson wants to push Montague's men from the wall, and thrust his maids to the wall-. This forms a stark contrast to Romeo's declaration in Act 1 scene 5 where he wonders Did my ... , in every other form of love shown in the play the audience is shown a clear fl...

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... the "star cross"d lovers"" demise. The role of women in Verona is made clear early on in the play. In the first scene you witness a conversation between Sampson and Gregory, both Capulet kinsmen. When Sampson says " therefore women, being the weaker vessels- we see a definite distinction between who they consider inferior and superior. He then says, "I will be civil with the maids ... ...

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... between the parties. At the dawn of Romeo and Juliet, Capulet's cohorts harass Montague's. "I will bite my thumb at them; which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it," boasts Sampson (1.1.42-43). In the opening scene of West Side Story, several members of a Puerto Rican gang insult A-rab, a member of the opposing gang. It is here where Lieutenant Schrank becomes ... ...

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... rashness and impulsiveness,their love of merriment, and their strong bonds of loyalty. William Shakespeare emaphazises the qualities of rashness and impulsiveness several times. He commonly uses Tybalt. Tybalt saw Sampson and other Montagues, upon impulse he reached for his sword and pulled it out. Tybalt said " What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word/ As I hate hell, all Montagues ... ...

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... , the heads of the maids, or their maiden-heads. Take it in what sense thou wilt." (I. i. 26-27). That line is from the beginning of the book when Gregory and Sampson are spewing puns out at each other, each pun twisting the meaning of the previous one. Another example of Shakespeare using his puns for a reason other than humor comes in ... ...

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