The mood illustrated in William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” changed
drastically from the beginning of the play to the end. This is shown throughout
the story through the physical, emotional, and philosophical changes that take
place. When Romeo and Juliet met each other, they were so ecstatically in love
with each other, but their joy was soon crushed. At the beginning of their love
they thought nothing could separate them, but Romeo’s banishment changed that.
The Capulet and Montague families had always believed that hatred towards each
other was an indestructible, acceptable thing, however, that soon changed. Both
the Capulets and Montagues were emotionally scared by the two teenagers love for
one another. The families felt that hatred was right throughout there history.
Emotionally Juliet was tortured from being away from Romeo, Romeo feeling the
same way also. First, Romeo is banished to Mantua, then her parents disown her
when she refuses to marry Paris. Yet no sooner do they draw apart than they find
themselves bound to take notice of the public world and its imperatives, of time
calculated in days and hours, of love reduced to very little. Finally, her
beloved Nurse betrays her, and Friar Lawrence deserts her in the tomb. Without
meaning to, Romeo has left her alone in the world. She must spend her final
moments totally abandoned. As you can see the emotional moods varied throughout
the story of the two star crossed lovers. At the beginning of the play, Juliet
is in harmony with her family. Their wish that she likes Paris is also her wish,
and she has no secrets from them. After she meets Romeo, the two are isolated
from the rest of the world. Even their friends don't truly understand them any
more, but they have each other, and no one, at this point, is seriously
threatening them. Juliet starts to physically lose her family and friends after
she met Romeo. Nevertheless, we recognize this deeper dramatic sense, which was
to shape the maturer tragedies, already in rebellion. Accidents make good
incidents, but tragedy determined by them has no meaning. Their families are all
hatred and pride and the play contrasts Romeo and Juliet's love against their
families'hate as illustrated by the feud. In the Prologue, we're told that her
love is stronger than the hatred of the feud, but it's a bitter struggle. Hatred
is strong enough to separate the lovers, kill Mercutio, Tybalt, and Paris,
banish Romeo, and finally force Romeo and Juliet to commit suicide. But love is
even stronger, nothing can kill the love between Romeo and Juliet, and this
finally triumphs. After the tragedy the survivors are shocked into dropping
their feud, and Montague and Capulet are united in grief. You can see there was
a lack of communication throughout the families and loved ones. Once again,
nothing made the enemies except the clash of their own wills, and nothing is
needed to make them friends except a change of heart. Romeo and Juliet is in
essence a comedy that turns out tragically. But it is Romeo's headlong
recklessness that leaves Friar Laurence no time to retrieve the mistake.