Here, Shakespeare juxtaposes the concepts of light with death. This relates to a theme throughout the entire play, of Juliet being the light and Romeo being the dark. By saying that men often see a lightning before death, it would be implied that he would see his lover again- but by stating a moment later that he cannot call what he feels a “lightning,” Romeo is solidifying the fact that he is never going to see Juliet again. Shakespeare is saying that Romeo and Juliet are never going to be together in this line, and by doing so he emphasizes the march towards a tragic ending of the play that is present throughout the soliloquy.
The use of “dawn” in a moment of clarity refers to the instant one sees a situation in a new light. In a moment of clarity, a thought becomes clear and the thinker is able to view their conflict from a new position allowing new possibilities to be explored. In Romeo & Juliet Act III, Scene 5, Romeo “‘More light and light; more dark and dark our woes!”’ ( Romeo & Juliet 3.5.36). Romeo is using Juliet’s request for him to avoid the light of day to explain the reality of their circumstance, the reality being that the light of day can only shed darkness on their relationship.
Sunrise is medifoicaly depicted as a moment of awareness where one will solve the problems of the previously night in litacure or in real life. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare express this ideology by having the characters get sudden revelations after committing unjustifiable acts . Juliet expresses this by by saying “it is not yet near day: It was the nightingale, and not the lark, pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear… Believe me, love, it was the nightingale” because she does not want to deal with the last nights affairs, and face her families judgement of her actions (shakespeare). Romeo, speaking fearful of the coming events by saying “More light and light; more dark and dark our woes” (shakespeare) Romeo knows that during
Light and dark replace one another, however Romeo’s darkness and depression (dark night associated with dark feelings of a person) was replaced with Juliet’s light and salvation (light of morning is associated with happiness and upbringing) that brought their love to unite them. Light scatters across the sky replacing the blue darkness that once lived, this brought balance to the natural cycle of both night and day. This ties into how fate predicts the upbringing of some and downfall of others, as Friar Lawrence explains how a good will come of evil, however the opposite result occurs. The dark rift between the Capulets and Montagues due to their feud would soon construct a light brought from selfish desires of man (Romeo and Juliet’s marriage), however this also brings deep misfortune resulting in the balance cycle. Shakespeare used Friar Lawrence as a balanced character to interpret the play’s true
This is one of the best examples of the use of light and dark imagery, as Shakespeare creates a visual picture to compare Juliet’s beauty to the light of the sun, but it also symbolizes the lover’s plight to remain together. Though they love each other so deeply, Juliet is the sun while Romeo is the moon; their fate enables them to be together briefly just as the celestial objects are only to meet at dawn and dusk successfully portraying their love. Romeo continues the inference of Juliet’s eyes to that of the light and beauty of the brightest of stars, when he states, " Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, Having some business, do entreat her eyes
He strides into the tomb and finds Juliet “dead”. His immediate response is to kill himself as well so the two can be reunited in heaven. Yet another impulsive action. “Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide, thou desperate pilot, now at once run on the dashing rocks thy sea-sick weary bark! Here's to my love!”
“Romeo and Juliet”, by William Shakespeare is one of the most beautiful and tragic stories. Throughout the play Shakespeare used light and dark imagery to enhances the plot in Romeo and Juliet. Light is used to describe Juliet’s beauty, light imagery represents anger and hatred. Darkness represents their doomed love. Light imagery is used to describe Juliet’s beauty.
Shakespeare: Playing with Duality in Romeo and Juliet Life is an experience impossible to encapsulate in one word. It is a complex, ever-changing sequence people find themselves in every day. William Shakespeare knew this and throughout his many plays, he displays the duality of life and human emotions. In Romeo and Juliet, conflicting ideas relating to love and death are shown, enhanced by the duality of words that Shakespeare uses. The play centers on Romeo and Juliet’s ill-fated love story, with the Montagues’ and Capulets’ long-standing feud causing the pair to never be together publicly, doomed to hiding away in the shadows.
In films and literature, darkness often represents fear and misery, whereas light portrays joy and cheerfulness. Shakespeare undoubtedly utilizes these connotations in his tragedy Romeo and Juliet, as light imagery is used in order to establish joyous atmospheres and display the elation of being in love, whereas dark imagery is used to create tension and portray the distress that love can inflict. Thus, through Shakespeare’s use of light and dark imagery in Romeo and Juliet, it is undeniable that he effectively creates atmosphere and reinforces the theme of love as a source of joy and pain. Firstly, light imagery is used in pursuance of establishing a romantic atmosphere, whereas dark imagery is employed in order to generate suspense.
The ever-popular 'Romeo and Juliet' is a well-known story of star-crossed lovers that have a tragic end. Throughout Romeo and Juliet, light & dark initially convey happy emotions in the young couples' lives and relationships but eventually brings sadness and despair, highlighting the play's time to establish that all things have both good and bad sides, including Romeo and Juliet's relationship. Therefore in the play, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses the motif of light vs dark to explain the message that light is observed when there is love and hope, and when there will be hatred and death, darkness is in play, moreover on the l act. Moreover in the l act how and where light vs dark is seen throughout the act.
“In man as well as herbs, grace and rude will” ( II iii 28) This quote from the well known play Romeo and Juliet describes how some plants hold good and bad within them, so too as men do. As an example, a rose looks quite pretty to the eye, but its thorns are sharp, like men have good and evil sides. A quote from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde best explains duality within humanity; “I learned to recognize the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both.” That being said, the vast concept of duality continues to precede through every part of humanity ever since the beginning
Juliet is trying to find a way to get him back and see him one last time.
In life, people want to have that someone they can call the “sun to the their moon,” or the “night to their day,” wishing for an undying love. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet deals with the recurring visual motif of light and dark, that is used to represent and foreshadow their love. Both of the lovers compare one another to the day and night, which highlights the intensity of their relationship, but also expresses the downfalls and unforeseen complications to come. For Romeo, Juliet is his sun. His light.
Romeo calls “thou day in night,” Romeo associates Juliet with light from his first sight of her: “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” This phrase means that even if the stars were taken away in the sky then Juliet’s eyes would still shine bright. Keep in mind Romeo has only known Juliet for a few hours in this scene. Juliet was only 13 years old and Romeo was 16 years old, the two did not realize that they have all their lives to find love and happiness.
This gives the audience an ominous feeling whenever there is a scene in the industrial area. The lighting in Romeo and Juliet is used to create a more direct tension for specific events. When Mercuito dies the weather immediately picks up and turns into a storm. The lighting is dark and direful and this heightens the tension at this point in the film as well as indicates to the audience how serious the consequences of this death will be. Because the lighting is used to add to the dramatics of the movie is makes it easier for the audience to feel the
