In the play "Romeo and Juliet," Shakespeare satisfies the many tastes of his audience through action, poetry, and humor.

First, another brawl breaks out between the servants of the feuding noble families of Capulet and Montague. Benvolio , a Montague, tries to stop the fighting, but is himself embroiled when the rash Capulet, Tybalt , arrives on the scene. After citizens outraged by the constant violence beat back the warring factions, Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona, attempts to prevent any further conflicts between the families by threatning death for anyone who disturbs the peace in the future. "Once more on pain of death, all men depart." ( I. i. 149) Second, at the party, as Romeo watches Juliet, en…