Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet is a famous play by William Shakespeare, a famous playwright. It shows this play as a tragedy because of what happens to the characters and the conflict between the two families. It comes from the Elizabethan era. This play is set in Italy, in Verona, in the 13th century, at a time when upper-class families were common. The themes of this play are love, hate, tragedy and conflict. Romeo is initially presented as a heartbroken young man. He is depressed and desperately needs someone. This contrasts with the other characters, as they are happy, happy and cheerful. Romeo is in love with Rosaline but Rosaline doesn't like him, this is called unrequited love. Shakespeare uses an oxymoron such as “love-hatred” to emphasize the conflict and confusion that Romeo feels. Shakespeare uses rhyming couplets to emphasize tragic moments and themes of high dramatic or emotional intensity. The use of rhyming pairs evokes how clueless and reckless Romeo is. Romeo feels so in love with a woman he cannot possess. Particularly when the reader believes that in Shakespeare's time this poetic style of verse was used to present moments of strong dramatic or emotional force. Shakespeare applies detailed metaphors, such as "love is a smoke raised from the fumes of sighs, a fire glittering in the lover's eyes" to highlight how anguishing his love for Rosaline is. Shakespeare uses comparisons such as “sweet” and “gall” to symbolize the opposition and disorder that Romeo feels. Benvolio suggests that Romeo look at women, "examine other beauties", however Romeo is unwilling to do this because he does not believe there is another "right" woman. ” like Rosalina. Romeo found out about the party where Rosaline was going to be there, but he found Juliet and fell in love with her the same way Juliet did and they both agreed to get married. In Act 3, scene 1, the relationship between the Capulet and Montegue families is seen as conflictual. This is the demonstration of Mercutio and Tybalt's mutual hatred.