Romeo and Juliet Reflections

     Throughout the play 'Romeo and Juliet' Shakespeare portrays love and hate in many different ways. Although, I think Shakespeare's views on these topics are very different from the characters in the play. Romeo and Juliet are thought to be star crossed lovers in the play, but Shakespeare uses comedy to show how ridiculous this idea was. He believes it takes time to truly get to know someone, and to love them. Hate is another common theme in the play. The hate portrayed from the family feud shows how ridiculous the characters views on it are. Shakespeare shows his feelings about it when Romeo and Juliet die and the families realize how foolish the feud is. This shows that he thought hate was a useless if in the wrong context.