Romeo And Juliet Critical Lens Essay

Georgia Heseman Mrs. Drozkowski Advanced English I 29 April 2024 Act I Romeo and Juliet Reading Log quotations pg 1 - 1234567 Benvolio: “I will make thee think thy swan a crow” (I. ii. 94). The syllable of the syllable. Romeo: “So shows a snowy dove trooping with doves.” (I. v. 55). In scene one, Benvolio talks to Lord and Lady Montague about why Romeo has been so depressed lately. When he discovers that no one knows why Romeo is sad, he volunteers to find out. Eventually, Romeo admits that he is sad because the person he loves, Rosaline, refuses to love him back. Benvolio tells Romeo that he is determined to find somebody else for Romeo to love that will also reciprocate his love. He also promises Romeo that the person he finds will outshine any beauty he ever found in Rosaline.

In literature, crows symbolize tragedy and death while swans symbolize strength and insight of the future and strength. In the grand scheme of things, this is ironic because Juliet, who is represented by the swan, ends up dying and Rosaline, who is represented by the crow, lives. Ultimately, these two lines are important to the play because they show how quickly Romeo changes his mind about his feelings for both girls, it furthers the plot, and gives significant foreshadowing. Lord Capulet: “But Montagues bound as well as I, In penalty alike, and ‘tis not hard, I think, For men so old as we to keep the peace.” (I. ii. 1-3). The syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the syllabi of the sy pg. 1234 Lord Capulet is head of the Capulet House. He and Lord Montague have been fighting for an interminable amount of