In Act II, scene iii of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence uses language to describe the conflicts and benefits in the world. He starts off by mentioning the morning which represents the good. He then goes on to talk about the night and darkness to represent the evil. The language used by Lawrence develops the theme that evil in the world keeps people from living a virtuous life. When he talks about the morning, he describes it in a positive manor. When he says, “The gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night,” he talks about how the night is being replaced with morning. In the next line, he mentions darkness which contrasts from morning and represents the conflict between good and evil. The effect of discussing