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Literary Devices In Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet Literary Analysis Essay Literary devices are reveal several details about characters in stories, movies, plays, and other writings. Oxymorons are two opposites placed right next to each other. A paradox is simply a oxymoron except seperated and placed in a sentence. Lastly, a juxtaposition is contrasting two objects such as characters, places, and even their actions. William Shakespeare successfully added all of these literary devices into his famous play Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare indirectly revealed character traits for Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Laurence by using all three of these literary devices. Shakespeare used the figurative language to indirectly describe who Romeo is. Romeo and Mercutio argue with each other about the importance of dreams (1.4.11-103). During Mercutio’s “Queen Mab” speech, it reveals that Romeo is a dreamer and Mercutio is not. This is a juxtaposition because Mercutio and Romeo have two different mindsets on dreams. An example of Shakespeare using a oxymoron to indirectly describe Romeo is when Romeo states, “Feather of lead, …show more content…

Juliet says, “Come, night; come, Romeo, come thou day in night” (3.2.17). She waits for Romeo all day until night not knowing about the fight with Tybalt. As she speaks, this quote reveals that Juliet is obsessive and passionate. She is explaining that Romeo is her sun and a necessity for life. It is a paradox because it talks about day in night which are two opposites in a sentence. Juliet tells the Nurse as she finds out Romeo is apart of the Montagues: “My only love sprung from my only hate” (1.5.136). This clarified that she is a risk taker and very rebellious for still wanting to love Romeo. Also, this is another paradox because her only love came from her only hate which is two opposites in a sentence. For Friar Laurence, Shakespeare uses paradoxes and oxymorons to indirectly explain who he

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