I
am interpreting this to be a comparison of the actual men (based on the absence of "... and
" that might appear if you were using the titles) instead of the plays themselves. I see
that the previous educators interpreted that differently and wanted to be clear regarding my own
interpretation.
andoperate on opposite ends of an emotional spectrum. While
Romeo's conflict is generated out of love, Hamlet's conflict emerges out of hatred. Hamlet is
visited by the ghost of his father who asks Hamlet to seek revenge for his own murder. Hamlet
then turns toward Claudius, whom he is already disgusted with, and when he learns the truth is
driven to murderous acts out of the anger. Romeo falls in love with the girl he's supposed to
hate but cannot. This puts him in conflict with her family. Romeo doesn't actively seek murder
or violence, yet he is pulled into conflict, anyway. He is almost singularly focused on his love
for Juliet in each choice he makes--not his hatred for her...
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