Examples Of Personification In Romeo And Juliet

The Death Dynasty
William Shakespeare uses a variety of literary devices to show the meaning and significance of the certain actions and thoughts during the plot of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet are two lovers that come from families that induce hatred and hostility towards each other. The feud eventually leads to death of family and friends, which results in banishment for the love struck Romeo. In Juliet's distress, pretends to be dead with the help of Friar Lawrence. Romeo's belief that his love has perished, decides to suicide inevitably causing Juliet to do the same when she sees her dead partner after awakening. Shakespeare uses personification, metaphor, and repetition to reveal that love and happiness do not prevail in the presence

In Lord Capulet's despair, he expresses,"There she lies,/Flower as she was, deflowered by him..." (IV, v, 36-37). Lord Capulet describes Juliet as a flower which infers that she is beautiful and an object that brings happiness just like a flower. Due to "him", or death, Juliet has been "deflowered" taking her beauty which creates a symbol of destroyed solemnity. The death of Juliet withdraws the happiness of the Capulet family and replaces it with sorrow of their deceased flower. Death has also shattered the affection Lord Capulet feels for Juliet as a father. Although the lord Capulet's love for Juliet is abundant, he cannot express or share it with his lifeless daughter. Therefore Lord Capulet feels emptiness because of this incapability. Overall because of Juliet's death, the relationship between Juliet and Lord Capulet suffers, causing Lord Capulet to obtain sadness and unable to share his love father to

In his vain, Lord Capulet cries out,"To murder, murder our solemnity?" (IV, v, 61). In reply to Juliet's unfortunate death, Lord Capulet addresses death as responsible for wrecking their solemnity by taking Juliet's life. Juliet, to Lord Capulet, is his treasured possession. He describes Juliet as, " My soul, and not my child!" (IV, v, 62). This reveals that the death of Juliet has greatly impacted her family. Also death's influence is powerful enough ruin merry and affectionate connections between Juliet and other characters. Not only is the Capulet's only heir dead, the wedding planned for Juliet to cease her mourning is cancelled. This event would not only have created delightful emotions for the Capulet's with the sight of their daughter being married, but it would of brought two people together in love. Although Juliet did not posses feelings of love for her assigned husband, Paris, felt otherwise. He planned on visiting his deceased wife and weep which shows that he cares for Juliet and that he is committed to her as a loving husband. Death's undoubtful ability to end lives has inflicted negative effects for the relationships between Juliet and the other characters in Romeo and