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How Does Shakespeare Create Mood In Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet In Act II Scene II of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is outside Juliet’s window confessing his love for her.Juliet is pleased but worried.He tells her that she is the most important thing to him and he came to see her even if that means he could die. This is one of the most important scenes in the book because it makes the reader uneasy and understand the weight of the situation. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses strong diction, syntax, and mood to create the legendary story of Romeo and Juliet. This piece of Romeo and Juliet is full of suspense, through Juliet’s words Shakespeare creates a foreboding mood but at the same time, he uses Romeo's words to create a sentimental feeling. Shakespeare makes it so the two characters are contrasting each other, Romeo is unrealistically thinking with his heart “With love’s light wings did I o’erpech these walls; For stony limits cannot hold love out.”(line 66) While Juliet is thinking realistically and using her head, “If they see thee, they will murder …show more content…

Romeo went for loving Rosaline to loving Juliet extremely fast, this makes some characters and the reader question Romeo’s love, but he appears open-hearted. As no one questions Juliet’s love because she truly cares about Romeo. “I would not for the world they saw thee here.”(line 74) Regarding Shakespeare’s syntax, he uses language that was understood during his time period. In order to understand Shakespeare’s one must learn to translate it into today’s language “By a name I know not how to tell thee who I am. My name, dear saint is hateful to myself Because it is an enemy to thee. Had I it written down, I would tear the word.” (lines 53-57)Which means, I can’t say who I am by tell you my name (a Montague). I hate my name because it is your enemy. If I had it written down I would rip it to shreds (if I could get rid of it, I

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