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In the article "Why Do We Hate?" the following definitions of hate are provided:

Rene Descartes said hate was the urge to withdraw from something that is thought bad.

Aristotle saw hate as the incurable desire to annihilate an object.

In psychology, Sigmund Freud defined hate as an ego state that wishes to destroy the source of its unhappiness.

Which definition most accurately explains the motivation for the feud between the Montagues and Capulets? Use evidence from your reading of Romeo and Juliet this far to support your claim. Use proper spelling and punctuation in your four to six sentence response.

Sigmund Freud's definition that hate as an ego state that wishes to destroy the source of its unhappiness stressing that it was linked to the question of self-preservation. (The bold and italicized phrase is part of Sigmund Freud's full definition)

Explanation:

Shakespeare, in his play Romeo and Juliet, never tells us of any cause of the feud between the two families. However at present (during the play) the feud is ego-centered. Both families' egos make them keep hating each other. This ego is further strengthened because of two reasons;

a) It is an inherited ego i.e. they have to keep the feud alive because their forefathers had been doing so

b) It is families' collective ego and not individual one, do it is too hard to stop it.

Both families want to preserve their self (identity) by keeping the feud alive.

nelsone6942 nelsone6942 · Answer 2 · 2021-10-21T19:56:42+02:00

Answer:

I believe the most accurate explanation for the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets is the third option, "Sigmund Freud defined hate as an ego state that wishes to destroy the source of its unhappiness". This definition of despise best justifies why these households have so much dislike for each other. The feud is important for their egos or images, and they are expected to hate and dislike one another, because of this the feud will purse for generations and generations. They are trying to cover up their unhappiness by fighting and making the other family angry and miserable. Shakespeare never tells us why the two families are fighting and why they continue to fight. The feud has been deep-rooted for so long, both families don't know why it started. They just know they hate each other. According to study about abhorrence, "The problem is when one person or group can separate another person or group from their humanity, thinking of them as an ‘other’.” This makes us "dehumanize them and justify violence against them".

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