Conflicts in the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Abstract

Shakespeare is a genius playwright who is the most typical representative of English Renaissance literature. His plays reflected the antagonistic and fierce contradictions in the English society at that time. The tragedy Romeo and Juliet is a passionate and indomitable love song of a couple with a blood feud that had existed for many ages between the two families. The main conflict in the tragedy is between personality and circumstance. Besides the main conflict throughout the play, the author also interweaves the deep inner conflicts of the characters