Light In Romeo And Juliet

In the ‘timeless classic’ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the author brilliantly utilizes several literary devices to convey the motif that true love cannot be stopped. He does this by using many opposing ideas such as love vs. pain, day vs. night and

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light,” (Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). This exemplifies the true beauty that even in the hardest times of anyone's life, there is always light somewhere, to restore. Many struggle with something that rests upon them throughout their life and never seem to have a way to cope with whatever the challenge may be. Nevertheless, many should put forth effort to seek for those concealing glimmers of hope that illuminates anyone's heart. Similarly, within Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” two family rivals, the Capulets and Montagues, clearly resemble this quote, however in this case Juliet and Romeo’s relationship represents

Other words that are being compared, are the words Earth and Heaven that are basically opposite of a spectrum, where Earth represents mortals and Heaven represents God. Thus, It is clear that the light vs dark is there, and there is a reason why it is in the play. The night of the party, the party that Capulet was describing as a marvellous event with the best people of the city, is the occasion where Romeo and Juliet meet, fall in love and kiss for the first time. It is a really crucial evening for the story because is where everything starts. The light vs dark archetype has been used in this quote to foreshadow the greatness of the party and how it is going to be important for the course of the story. It has been used to enhance the significance of the night and the conflicts that the party is going to bring. The last example, is in Romeo’s line, right after he met, fell in love and kissed Juliet: “Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon”(2.2.4). Before explaining the light vs dark element in this quote, is better analyse the quote itself to learn the meaning behind it. Romeo compares Juliet, to the sun and its infinite

With the idea of light representing love already established, Shakespeare uses it reinforce the impossible odds the lovers are facing. Romeo and Juliet constantly talk of and call on astronomical and light emitting objects to change the dark world they live in. Romeo says when he encounters Juliet on her balcony, “Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,” (2.2.5). The courses of all of these celestial objects is set in stone and is celestially difficult to change, and yet Romeo and Juliet nonetheless constantly call on these forces to do the impossible. They do the same with their love, too. The lovers believe that their love and light can indeed destroy the corruption and dark of their society even though they know it is astronomically arduous to accomplish. Romeo and Juliet’s love, they hope, will shine out the dark, letting them live together in a world that accepts them.

In the beginning of the play, the motif of light vs. dark is displayed through imagery. “But all so soon as the all-cheering sun should in the farthest east begin to draw… away from light steals home my heavy son... and makes himself an artificial night.” (Montague, 1.2.127-128 130&133). This quote shows that the happy sun does not affect Romeo and the sad night is how he feels because of the darkness of the night. The quote also reveals that his depressed state is represented by darkness. This reveals a central idea that love will overpower all feelings, because he is sad that his love did not work out and caused him to be depressed.

Love is another key theme within the narrative of the Shakespearean tragedy, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, and Baz Luhrmann's modern appropriation. The most famous scene that represents the depth of the characters love is the Balcony scene, and the 1996 appropriation proves greatly effective for a modern audience. A metaphorical comparison within the original play is used to represent Juliet as the ‘Light’ of Romeo’s life. “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun”. Luhrmann’s modern take on this sees the use of lighting when Juliet descends from an elevator, supplementing Romeo’s comparison to the sun as she is the light of the scene. A wide shot is used when both characters are seen,

In the play ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare, light and dark imagery is used throughout the story in order to show the difference and symbolism between good and evil. Light represents innocence, truth and purity while darkness is used to represent cruelty, guilt and corruption. Towards the end of the play, Shakespeare correlates the ideas of both lightness and darkness to portray life and death. Ultimately, they represent good and evil. Shakespeare uses these two themes to drive the plot and story forward in order to create conflict, twists and symbolism.

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light” ( Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). This exemplifies the true beauty that even in the most distressing times of anyone's life, there is always light somewhere to restore. Many struggle with things that rests upon them throughout their life and never seem to have a way to cope with whatever the challenge may be. Nevertheless, many should put forth effort to hunt for those concealing glimmers of hope that illuminates anyone's heart. Similarly, within Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” two family rivals, the Capulets and Montagues, clearly resemble this quote. However in this case Juliet and Romeo’s relationship

In act 1 scene 5 as Romeo breaks out into a rhyming sonnet that are often well known in Shakespeare’s plays as a way to empathize any important situations of love or any arguments. During this sonnet, there is use of light lexis. First of all, Romeo describes Juliet as a source of light, as he states in an oxymoron, “o she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” By using

Shakespeare uses images of religion and light in “ Romeo and Juliet” Act 1 Scene 5 to show that the intense blind love Romeo and Juliet feel for each other is more of an idealization of another as something pure and holy. Before meeting Juliet, Romeo claims to be in love a girl named Rosaline who he describes with dark abstract language such as love in the form of "smoke," "fire," "sea," and "madness" (1.1.197-201)—suggesting that the love Romeo felt for Rosaline was superficial love rather than intellectual love. Romeo is than taken out of this dark immature love when he first sees Juliet and describes her beauty as a heavenly beacon of light “doth teach the torches to burn bright” and something too angelic and pure, “for the Earth too

Lightness and Darkness William Shakespeare uses symbolism in “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare to create suspense. One of the symbols he uses is lightness and darkness, and the contrast of each against the other. Broza, the author of Symbolism in Romeo and Juliet states “The disparity between lightness and darkness is one of the play’s most significant symbols.” We can see that darkness and lightness appear many times during the play. For example: “Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio and Benvolio, who display qualities of goodness often seen during the daylight”.

In William Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene ii opens with Romeo’s soliloquy where he is below Juliet's balcony admiring her at night. He states that she is more beautiful than the moon and that it has become,”...sick and pale with grief…(2.2.6).” He then says that the moon is sick because it has held onto its virginity, and that Juliet in comparison should let hers go,” And none but fools do wear it. Cast it off!(2.2.10).” Romeo emphasizes the motif between the light and darkness in his soliloquy were his reference of Juliet to the “light”, “sun”, and “bright stars” as his love light. The darkness is what has discovered their love, but at the same time shadows it. Romeo then compares Juliet’s eyes to the stars as if they were

In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses the motif of light and darkness to represent newly found love and depression to enhance the characterization of Romeo and Juliet. In the beginning of the play, Shakespeare immediately uses to motif of daylight to represent Romeos’ emotion towards Juliet. “But Juliet's light shows best against the darkness; she "hangs upon the cheek of night / as a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear"”

In the beginning both Romeo and Juliet are in a symbolic darkness. As soon as Romeo sees Juliet he compares her to the torches in the Capulet’s hall: “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! (I.II.26)” Later Juliet compares Romeo to a lightening flash, which also ties into the symbolic speed of their love. Lightening is short and sudden, it does not last forever; as is their romance, the darkness will triumph. The duality comes in when they actually start to be together. The light starts to become an enemy because they have to part at dawn. They soon become friendly with the dark again and then forever will be in the dark because they commit suicide. This also brings up another type of duality, the duality of their love. Both Romeo and Juliet are enemies and lovers. As Juliet says, "My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late! / Prodigious birth of love it is to me, / That I must love a loathed enemy. (I.V.139-142)” The Nurse and Friar Lawrence both try to help the two of them, but in the end the lovers suffer. Although their deaths are tragic, they are extremely important examples of duality. Without the suicides, the Capulets and Montagues would not have been able to begin fixing old

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet discusses the many challenges the ‘star crossed lovers’ face. It is their own deceptive actions that ultimately lead them to their untimely end. However Romeo and Juliet are forced to be deceptive due to their fate and misfortune, the ongoing feud in Verona, and the misleading guidance they receive from others; which also contribute to their deaths. Romeo and Juliet focuses on the theme of love and hate, this theme is interweaved throughout the play.