I think I did #2. I don't remember, I used the paper’s format. The motif of light vs. dark in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is developed by imagery to demonstrate how love can not be conquered by hate. 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. As the play continues and the continues and the conflicts become more complicated, light vs. dark illustrates that love cannot be conquered by hate. “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks!/it is the East, and Juliet is the sun.” (Romeo, 2.2.3-4). This quote relates to light vs. dark because it shows that Romeo is happy when he sees Juliet and compares her beauty to the sun, which is like the light which the light is also representing that he is happy at the same time …show more content…
dark further proves that hate will be unable to conquer love in a battle. ”A grave? Oh no, a lantern, slaughtered youth, /for here lies Juliet and her beauty makes/This vault a feasting presence full of light.” (Romeo, 5.3.84-86). This quote shows that even though the tomb should be a place of sadness(darkness), but because of Juliet’s beauty he describes the place as a thing of light, showing that it is sad but with her in there it is a place of light or happiness for him because he is able to see her, and he may think that he will die in the same place as her, and that they will be together in
“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
Upon seeing Juliet Romeo exclaims, “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!” Romeo compared her to a torch because seeing her made everything come into focus. Juliet also compares Romeo not only to the sun but calls him even more mighty than the sun when she says, “Give me my Romeo. And when I shall die,Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine. That all the world will be in love with night, And pay no worship to the garish sun.” So with Romeo and Juliet one goes on a rollercoaster full of references to the light and dark of a situation, but the very last line of the play the Prince says darkness has returned and everything will return to what it once was. The Prince addresses the whole community when he says, “A glooming peace this morning with it brings.The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head.Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things.Some shall be pardoned, and some punishèd.For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare makes it bluntly undeniable that fate was in control and whether the light or dark would
“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
Juliet: Will I let this feud between the Dark and the Light side end our lust or will I follow my heart. Since birth I have been told to hate yet I have never been given a reason why. What precisely is the difference between the Dark and the Light? These two paradox could not exist without one another.
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
A shadow mirrors someone but does not show the full detail and potential of one. Romeo and Juliet were never fully together and complete, which is why they always shadowed each other throughout the development of the play. In Juliet’s monologue, when she waits for the nurse to return, she states, “Driving back shadows over louring hills”(2.5.6). Juliet uses a metaphor here to describe that her message of love should be powerful enough to move the shadows over the rising, dark hills. The concept of shadows displays darkness in the sense that the love that Juliet is trying to get across to Romeo is being restricted by the dark, louring hills. In this scene, the shadows act as a barrier and an obstacle that the Nurse cannot overcome which signifies the main conflict present in their relationship. Romeo proclaims, “Have they been merry, which their keepers call/A light’ning before death! O, how may I/Call this a light’ning?” (5.3.89-91). Romeo is explaining that men are always happy before death. Romeo is not satisfied playing the figurative role of Juliet’s shadow and not being able to die himself being comfortably happy about his love for her. Romeo dies in the light of Juliet and is the darkness of the relationship. Over the progression of the story, Romeo and Juliet failed to express their idiosyncratic feelings of love and sympathy for each other, but instead revealed a shadowed form of each other which led to an incomplete ending to a relationship’s
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare continually uses the contrasts of dark and light to signify the love Romeo and Juliet had for each other. The day is described using the sun while the moon is used to describe the night. Using the light and dark imagery Shakespeare expressed the feelings and emotions of love that coursed through Juliet as well as Romeo. The night represents a burning passion. Juliet awaits the night as she will give herself to her husband.
Even if, I love Romeo more than anyone, he is the biggest idiot on Earth. He’s so stupid. He just had to show everyone he is an enemy to my family by killing Tybalt. No matter what, he is my husband and I love him very much.
1. Respect the opinions of others This might sound pretty basic. It’s seems so easy, but once you actually try it you’ll find out that its very hard. There are so many different people that have different backgrounds and different views about life that you’ve never had, and you need to respect that, even if they don’t respect yours.
The Opposing Themes of Love and Hate in the Play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The symbol of light and darkness is also plays a key role symbolically. During the day the men fight and prone to violence and the night protects them. Romeo and Juliet often refer to each other as some sort of light source in the darkness. Possibly love is the brightest spot, amidst the chaotic feud of their families. Night time in the play occurs during the key moments for Romeo and Juliet.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that,” said Martin Luther King, Jr. Romeo and Juliet is a classic piece of literature written by a famous poet and writer, William Shakespeare. This piece is known to be a love tragedy. It takes place in Verona, Italy, and is about two families embroiled in conflict: the Montagues and the Capulets. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet fall in love and get married in secret. Neither family is aware that Romeo and Juliet are in love. Within this expressive writing, many people experience death: Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo’s mother, and Paris. The play concludes with Romeo and Juliet both dying in the name of love. Throughout the poem, many characters
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the images of light and dark are one of the most constant visual motifs throughout the play. Characters, such as Benvolio, Juliet, and Romeo, who exhibit goodness, innocence, and love are often seen either giving off light, discussing light, or are in the presence of light. Characters who exhibit violence, evil, and death are often associated with darkness. Light is presented as a conqueror of darkness as well as emblematic of purity and hope. The main characters, Romeo and Juliet, who experience the light think that this light will never fade. It is clear, however, that by the end of the play darkness has consumed any remaining light for these tragic lovers, Romeo and Juliet. In this essay, I will show how light is presented at some of the highest points in the play, and how darkness is shown at some of the lowest parts.
The reader is also shown the motif of light vs. dark in the earlier in the passage with “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon” (2.2.3-4). Romeo is relating Juliet to the sun and that when the sun rises, and the moon goes away. Saying that when the glamorous sun or Juliet rises then the darkness of the moon flies and the light