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A Plant Has A Circle In Romeo And Juliet

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“He showed me circles of life… A plant has a circle. But why did you show me the flower? It is the most beautiful moment of the circle. Contemplate this.” This quote is from Alex Atala, a Michelin star chef. Like him, many artists have tried to contemplate fundamental truth about life. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare beautifully uses the motif, flower, to connect to the fate of life. The birth of the flower can be represented by the moment Romeo and Juliet fell in love. The beauty when the flower finally blossoms can be represented when the turning point of fate for Romeo and Juliet happens. The life cycle of the flower eventually leads to a sad fate-- everything, no matter how beautiful and pure they are, eventually dies. No one can escape can escape the fate of life. …show more content…

This can be shown when Juliet is about to leave after Romeo meets her on the balcony. Juliet says to Romeo, “This bud of love by summer’s ripening breath, / May prove a beauteous flower when we next meet” (2.2.132-133). This example characterizes the seed of Romeo and Juliet’s love with the bud of a flower. This love eventually ripens to when they’re married. Furthermore, when Benvolio was inquiring Montague about Romeo’s state, Montague says, “As is the bud bit with an envious worm, / Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air, / Or dedicate his beauty to the same” (1.1.159-162). This tells of how Romeo’s love was damaged by Rosaline, and his inability to love again. The bud is later on healed when Romeo and Juliet met thus begin their sad

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