- Love: The play is about the love between two young people, Romeo and Juliet, who are from feuding families. Their love is passionate and intense, but it is also doomed because of their families' hatred for each other.
- Fate: The play suggests that the characters are controlled by fate or destino and that they have little control over their lives. This is illustrated by the way in which the characters' actions all seem to lead to tragedy.
- Consequences of violence: The play shows how violence can have destructive consequences. The fighting between the two families leads to the deaths of many characters, including Romeo and Juliet. It also destroys the peace of Verona and leads to the downfall of both families.