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Duality Of Light And Dark In Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare

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Shakespeare uses the duality of light and dark in order to show the intensity of the story Romeo and Juliet. During act three scene five, Romeo and Juliet are alone in Juliet's room after celebrating their wedding night. Romeo had been told to leave Verona so he must be gone by sunrise, Juliet wants him to stay but if he does he will be caught and killed. They hear the sound of a singing bird and Juliet says it must be a nightingale, which only sings at night so Romeo can stay; Romeo knows it is a Lark, which sings in the morning. When Julies says “Therefore stay yet; thou need’st not be gone” she is telling him that he must stay and he replies “Let me be ta’en, let me be put to death./ I am content” he is saying okay to Juliet, he will stay
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