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Examples Of Foreshadowing In Romeo And Juliet

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Cami Burgess Mrs. Terwilliger English 9H, Block 2 23 January 2023 “Theme” in Romeo and Juliet In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare presents the theme “Falling in love can often blind judgment” through his use of literary devices such as foreshadowing and symbolism. As the readers travel through the story, they approach the part in the story where Romeo goes to ask Friar Lawrence to marry Him and Juliet. Friar Lawrence says, “Within the infant rind of this weak flower/Poison hath residence and medicine power;/For this, being smelt, with that part cheers each part;/Being tasted slays all sense with the heart” (2.3.23-26). The message interpreted by Friar Lawrence is that when he has fallen in love with someone new, it is fresh in the beginning
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