Shakespeare employs light and religious imagery in Act 1, Sc. 5 of Romeo and Juliet to characterize Romeo and Juliet’s love as extremely simple and bold. This imagery is apparent throughout Act 1, Scene 5, especially during Romeo’s speech to and about Juliet in lines 51 through 60. Many of the lines that support Shakespeare’s use of imagery show things as being black and white, for example “a snowy dove trooping with crows” (1.5.55). When things are black and white, they are usually very simple and easy to decipher because of the large contrast between the colors, and this contrast also makes . This black and white imagery also helps portray the boldness of their love, as something black on a white background stands out, and vice versa. The