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Romeo And Juliet Light Vs Dark Quotes

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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

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