'Darkness, death and sorrow dominate this play. There are no positive elements to the play.' Do you agree? In the play Romeo and Juliet darkness, death and sorrow are certainly present and often dominant at certain times throughout the story. However, these more negative aspects are not the focus of the whole play as there are many positive elements that also dominate in certain parts. Some of these positive elements that Shakespeare explores include …showed first 75 words of 788 total…

…showed last 75 words of 788 total…aspects of darkness, death and sorrow play a large role in the play, equally, the play has many positive aspects as outlined. It would be inappropriate to say that either the positive or negative aspects dominate the play, rather each plays an important role in providing the necessary balance between the up side of Romeo and Juliet's love eg. courage, commitment etc, and the tragic down side of the finale culminating in both their deaths.