The sun and the moon have nothing in common with each other and neither do the Capulets and the Montagues. The use of opposites in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet serves to illustrate the polarity of the Capulets and the Montagues. The opposites involving love and hate strongly reveal to the reader how different the Capulets and Montagues are. Juliet realizes how she should hate Romeo when she says "My only love is born of my only hate!" in act one scene five line 138. Love and hate refer to Romeo, who is a Montague. Juliet is a Capulet and refers to a Montague and the differences between the two parties. Romeo says, “It is better for my life to end because of their hatred, than for death to be prolonged, missing your love.” What Romeo is saying is that he would rather die with Juliet than live without her. This goes back to the Montagues and Capulets. This is because when Romeo says "It is better that my life be ended by their hatred", he is referring to the hatred between the Capulets and the Montagues. “See, what a scourge is laid upon your hatred/That heaven finds the means to kill your joys with it...