In Romeo and Juliet, there is a scene where Romeo tells Juliet “with love’s light wings I did o’erperch these walls” (act 2, scene 2, line 71). Romeo is basically telling Juliet that he was able to climb over the garden’s walls because of his love for her. He doesn’t literally have wings that allow him to soar over the garden wall. However, his love and determination to see Juliet again was so strong he was able to get over the wall and talk to Juliet. Shakespeare effectively uses the phrase “love’s light wings” to portray Romeo’s feelings in a heavenly, innocent, and loving way. Had Romeo simply said “I wanted to see you so I jumped the wall”, the same effect would not have been achieved. Later in the play, Romeo tells his advisor about his