Motif Light Vs. Dark In Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare

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In William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet the motif light vs. dark illustrates the dreadful consequences that love can have on two teenagers. Mr. Shakespeare uses light vs. dark as imagery to display how two star-crossed lovers feel towards each other. The play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a love story about two teenage lovers who take their lives as a result of not being able to be together. Romeo and Juliet had a secret marriage because they wanted to be together but couldn’t be because their families hated each other. When half of their plans backfired, it resulted in both of them taking their lives by their own hands. To Begin With, Romeo was expressing depression, emotional, and somber feeling towards his love