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Shakespeare explores revenge and its destructive consequences firstly by setting the play Romeo and Juliet is the middle of an on going vendetta between two families. He then shows the consequences of revenge through the death of two main characters, Mercuitio and Tybalt. Finally ge delivers a moral lesson at the end- that nothing good comes from revenge- shown by the deaths of the young lovers, Romeo and Juliet.

Shakespeare explores the human nature of revenge  by setting a love story in the middle of a family feud. Romeo and Juliet  is set in Verona, Italy in the midst of an "acient grudge" between Romeo's family the Montagues and Juliet's family the Capulets. The first scene of this play is a street fight between Benvolio and Tybalt.This act of violence is the result of the bitter hostility between the two families. Shakespeare starts the play this way to emphasize that the audience does not know why they are fighting, then does not reveal throughout the play the reason showing that even the families cannot remember why.

Shakespeare uses consequences, in particular the death of Mercuitio and Tybalt to explore the human nature of revenge. Violent and deadly consequences occur half way through the text, this represents the turning point of the play and in Romeo. Romeo is challenged by Tybalt to a duel, but declines because he is now married to Juliet. Mecruitio steps in and is killed by Tybalt. Mecruitio who is neither a Montague or a Capulet is killed due to their feud puts "a plague a'both houses" Romeo who was the peace maker becomes crazed by the death of his best fried, and hunts down and kills Tybalt in an act of revenge. Shakespeare shows us that destructive consequences especially death can change someones human nature so drastically they can go from loving some one beter "than thou cans't devise" to a "fiery eyed fury".
Shakespeare uses the tragic deaths of the young Romeo and Juliet to show the audience that the destructive consequence of revenge effect everyone. Romeo and Juliet die in tragic circumstances due to the on going feud between the Capuleuts and the Montagues. Each  act of revenge builds the tension between the two houses until the final and ultimate consequence. The deaths of our heros is the final act of violence which shows us that in love and vengeance "all are punished".

Shakespeare explores the human nature of vendetta and its desructive consequences by writing a story that is as much about love as it is about revenge. To see how the characters react to ongoing and increasing levels of violence. Shakespeare uses the theme of revenge and love because they can be opposites and are often seen together, also they are universal themes that everyone can relate to no matter what year you read about them.