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  • Essay / Foreshadowing In Shakespeare - 573

    Shakespeare presents us with a world filled with hatred using tone, foreshadowing, and comparison. The hatred first begins in a family quarrel between the two families of Montague and Capulet. “What, draw, and talk about peace!” I hate that word, like I hate hell, all of Montague's and you. The use of the comparison between the Montagues and hell showed how much the Montague family despised the Capulets. This helps us understand the idea of ​​hatred. Shakespeare uses a bitter tone to show us that the Capulets despise the Montague family in return: “A dog of the Montagues moves me.” The derogatory language showed the strong presence of hatred existing between the families. Shakespeare shows us that hatred not only exists within the family but that it permeates the social sphere around it. “Down with the Montagues” and “Down with the Capulets”. The recurrence of the word that Down uses with the names of the houses shows the disapproval of both houses among the civilians of Verona. “If you ever cause trouble again, you will pay for it with your life” Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to f...