Everyone at one point or another in their life has heard the love story of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain is a parallel to Romeo and Juliet. Although both works are intriguing and romantic, the stories are full of violence that contribute greatly to the overall outcomes. The scenes of violence in both literary works do not exist for their own sake but rather help the plot of the stories to develop into the recognized works of literature that they are. The feuding families are the main basis of violence in both stories. It is the feuds that lead to fights, arguing, and even death. The feuds also contribute to the young lovers (in both stories) stopping at nothing to be with each other.

To begin with, there are feuds between two families in both works. In Huckleberry Finn...