According to The Pali Canon, "For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love�this is the eternal law." In other words, loathing is unable to extinguish hatred. Only hatred can be crushed with love. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet killed themselves because they were in love but could not get married due to their families feud. By committing suicide, they ended the feud that existed between their families for years.

Severe hatred has been existing between the Capulets and Montagues for countless years. It has existed for such a long time that people have a hard time remembering how it even started. In the prologue, William Shakespeare writes, �From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,/ Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean� (prologue.3-4).The fighting that continues between the two families for such a long time gives birth to more fights and violence. Gregory, one of Capulet�s servants, remarks, �The quarrel is between our masters,/ And us their men� (1.1.18-19). As well as the actual members of the Capulet and Montague families fighting each other, servants of these families also often fight each other to show their loyalty. In this way, the loathing that has started so many years ago continues to live on because many people that are not Montagues and Capulets are getting involved in the conflict. Violence is common in the streets of Verona, as fights frequently break out between Capulet and Montague servants. Prince Escalus says, �Three civil brawls/ Bred of an airy word,/By thee, old Capulet, and Montague/Have thrice disturb�d the quiet of our streets� (1.1.87-89). In fact, three fights started over one situation. When this happened, the streets were disturbed multiple times. The Capulets and Montagues, and their servants, have forgotten how to deal with matters properly. Now, if they are unhappy and get angry with something, they immediately assume that fighting will solve the problem. None of these violent quarrels establish anything. All only result in more fights, which proves that hatred cannot end abhorrence.

Although there are multiple attempts to smother the loathing that plagues Verona, none are successful. Prince Escalus reprimands and warns the servants, who fight multiple times and disrupt the peace. He tells the servants, �If ever you disturb our streets again/ your lives shall pay the forfeit of peace� (1.1.94-95). To bring harmony back to Verona, Prince Escalus is willing to threaten the lives of the servants. However, the Montagues and Capulets ignore this threat because the servants are not significant enough to them to clear the hatred that exists between the two families for such a vast amount of time. Again, Prince Escalus fruitlessly tries to end the detestation that has remained for years between the two households. After Romeo gets revenge for Mercutio�s death by killing Tybalt, Prince Escalus says, �And for that offence/ Immediately we do exile him hence� (3.1.187-188). Although the Capulets and Montagues are not depicted as actively fighting any more in the play, they certainly are not getting along. They do not converse, and definitely would not allow their children to marry. When Romeo asks Friar Laurence, a man guided by God, to wed him and Juliet, he responds, �In one respect I�ll thy assissant be/ For this alliance may so happy prove/To turn your household�s rancour to pure love� (2.3.87-88). The Friar has not been able to identify another way to bring the violence and conflicts between the two families to an end. Instead, he decides to take a very risky option, and weds Romeo and Juliet. By doing this, there could be disastrous consequences if the results are not as he wants them to be. The Friar did this only in order to bring peace back to Verona.

After years of fruitlessly feuding, Romeo and Juliet�s death finally ends the long rivalry between the Capulets and Montagues. Upon being called to the vaults and seeing the bodies of Romeo and Juliet, Capulet declares, �O brother Montague, give me thy hand:/ This is my daughters jointure, for no more/ can I demand� (5.3.295-297).Capulet understands that his daughter wished to be with Romeo. Because he was feuding with Montague, it was impossible for her wish to be achieved. Therefore, complications arose when she tried to wed him secretly and both young lovers end up dead. Therefore, Capulet wants solely to get along with Montague, his son-in-law�s father, for Juliet�s sake. Montague wanted to end the feud after the two suicides were discovered. He says, �But I can give you more/For I will raise her statue in pure gold/That whiles Verona buy that name is known,/ There shall no figure at such rate be set/As that of true and faithful Juliet� (5.3.298-301). Montague is trying to show Capulet in the best way possible that he is sorry for his loss. He offers to build a statue in gold of Juliet, which will be the finest statue in Verona. Additionally, Montague is doing this because his son was married to Juliet and clearly loved her deeply to turn to such drastic measures. He is trying to help mend his relationship with Capulet. Prince Escalus notices how the peace finally came to Verona. �A glooming peace this morning with it brings;� (5.3.304) he states. Both families have at last achieved peace, although they accomplished this only when tragedy struck. Therefore, everyone is weeping throughout Verona, though they are finally not fighting.

William Shakespeare�s Romeo and Juliet applies to one of The Pali Canon law, which states, �For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love�this is the eternal law." For many years, sever hatred existed between the two families. As years passed, servants of the Montagues and Capulets grew loyal to their masters and began to get involved in the feud themselves. Despite multiple attempts to extinguish the violence that exists between the two families, all efforts proved to be fruitless. Peace at last arrived in Verona when the young lovers committed suicide. This showed the entire town how miserable they were living with their families feud.