You may want to explore a thesis statement such as, "In the monologue O serpent heart, William Shakespeare shows that Juliet is feeling conflicted about her feelings for Romeo." Juliet has a powerful love for Romeo, yet she has also just found out that he has killed her cousin, Tybalt. While it may be expected that Juliet would not feel conflict because her hatred of Romeo that would result from his murderous actions toward her...
You may want to explore a thesis statement such as, "In the monologue O serpent heart, William Shakespeare shows that Juliet is feeling conflicted about her feelings for Romeo." Juliet has a powerful love for Romeo, yet she has also just found out that he has killed her cousin, Tybalt. While it may be expected that Juliet would not feel conflict because her hatred of Romeo that would result from his murderous actions toward her family would replace her love for him, this does not happen. From the monologue, and Shakespeare's use of oxymorons such as "beautiful tyrant," "damned saint," etc, suggest that Juliet also has two opposing emotions existing simultaneously within her. Her love never wavers, and yet it is not as if she ignores her feelings of anger for Romeo's murderous deed either. The simultaneous presence of these emotions causes Juliet much conflict.
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