From the present to the end of the play there are signs of contrast. It all begins in the prologue. Shakespeare has an unique written style that uses a lot of oxymorons which puts a lot of opposing ideas as one. He also uses oppositions such as star crossed lovers. Shakespeare clearly explains how Juliet’s and Romeo’s love is doomed and impossible but also deathly. In Act 3, Scene 2 Juliet uses a lot of contrast to talk about her love for Romeo. She talks the word black or hooded a lot to describe him but in the Shakespearian language it would be considered death. The funny aspect about what Juliet is saying is that it’s all about Romeo. She mentions a lot how much she loves him and him in general. When you bring together all these negative …show more content…
He puts sadness and happiness after each other just like life and death and funerals and weddings. He puts the happy Act 4, Scene 4 atmosphere where everybody is happy except for Juliet because they are planning her’s and Paris’s wedding. Then for Scene 5 everybody is sad because of Juliet’s death. The beginning of the play shows us conflict and hatred. Which is then followed by talk of love and then going into sadness and death. Then again at the beginning of the ball everybody is happy but when Juliet finds out about Romeo being a Montague the mood changes again to being sad. Someone who is supposed to hate finishes by being her love, ’My only love sprung from my only hate'. By now the audience has experienced hate, love, sorrow, conflict, excitement, happiness and heartache and the play has only just begun. Love and hate, life and death and light and dark are themes used throughout the whole play.The whole play describe how Romeo and Juliet feel about each other and their undesigning love. They also explain how they overcame the fact that they are Capulets and Montagues. It shows contrast because they are from opposing clans but also because they hate each other. Romeo often describes his love Juliet as an angel which is also a sign of