Essential QuestionEssential Question

What causes the greatest conflict?What causes the greatest conflict?

Think of conflict in your life and the lives of Think of conflict in your life and the lives of others and name a few of the reasons why others and name a few of the reasons why

there is conflict or the types of conflict there is conflict or the types of conflict that you think are most common.that you think are most common.

Conflict in Romeo and Conflict in Romeo and JulietJuliet

Types and ExamplesTypes and ExamplesBy: Jessica MurchieBy: Jessica Murchie

Noxubee County High SchoolNoxubee County High SchoolEnglish IIIEnglish III

OverviewOverview

Types of conflict namedTypes of conflict named Man vs. NatureMan vs. Nature Man vs. SocietyMan vs. Society Man vs. HimselfMan vs. Himself ExamplesExamples ConclusionConclusion

Types of conflict found in Types of conflict found in literatureliterature

Conflict is what makes any piece of Conflict is what makes any piece of literature interesting to read. There literature interesting to read. There are three main types of conflict in are three main types of conflict in

any story.any story.

Man vs. NatureMan vs. Nature

Man vs. SocietyMan vs. Society

Man vs. HimselfMan vs. Himself

Man vs. NatureMan vs. Nature

Characters are struggling with Characters are struggling with something in nature or the world that something in nature or the world that

is not caused my human beings.is not caused my human beings.

ExampleExample

Romeo does not receive the Romeo does not receive the important letter from Friar Lawrence important letter from Friar Lawrence because of the plague.because of the plague.

An illness is not something that An illness is not something that humans cause or control.humans cause or control.

Man vs. SocietyMan vs. Society

Characters are fighting against the Characters are fighting against the society, or group, in which they live. society, or group, in which they live. The conflict is usually with ideas and The conflict is usually with ideas and morals that do not match the groups morals that do not match the groups

ideas or morals.ideas or morals.

ExampleExample

Romeo and Juliet face adversity from Romeo and Juliet face adversity from their families about the love that their families about the love that they feel from each other.they feel from each other.

Society tells them that they should Society tells them that they should hate each other, but their hearts tell hate each other, but their hearts tell them that they are meant to be them that they are meant to be together.together.

Man vs. HimselfMan vs. Himself

This type of conflict is cause when a This type of conflict is cause when a character has an issue within character has an issue within

themselves. There is a situation that themselves. There is a situation that is causing them internal anguish.is causing them internal anguish.

ExampleExample

Juliet fights with herself about loving Juliet fights with herself about loving Romeo in the balcony scene. Romeo in the balcony scene.

She asks herself why she must love She asks herself why she must love her enemy and struggles with how to her enemy and struggles with how to make the situation better.make the situation better.

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ConclusionConclusion

Romeo and Juliet is a classic play that Romeo and Juliet is a classic play that is full of conflict. is full of conflict.

Man vs. NatureMan vs. Nature Man vs. SocietyMan vs. Society Man vs. HimselfMan vs. Himself