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Light And Religious Imagery In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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In Act I, Sc. 5 of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare utilizes light and religious imagery to characterize Romeo and Juliet’s love as worshipful. Shakespeare uses light to reflect their love by showing, through Romeo’s descriptions of Juliet, how Romeo sees Juliet as an illumination. In line 51, Romeo declares, “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright,” implying that her beauty and grace light up her surroundings. He adds, “And touching hers, make blessed my rude hand,” which displays his veneration for her. In the way Shakespeare crafts this scene, readers see that Romeo considers Juliet to be something akin to his North Star -- she guides him and illuminates his world. Along with light, Shakespeare employs religious imagery to typify Romeo
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