Shakespeare's Use Of Metaphors In Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet is a story about two star-crossed lovers by William Shakespeare, who can not be together because of their family's hatred for one another. In act 2 scene 2 Romeo sneaks into Juliet's family garden to see her once more after he fell in love at the party. Shakespeare uses metaphors and similes to bring deeper meaning to this scene and to help develop the theme of people can be obsessed with beauty Metaphors are a major part of this scene and help the development of the theme during the story. The scene starts with Romeo sneaking into the garden and finding Juliet's window and hiding so that he can admire her beauty and saying “Juliet is the sun.” (Shakespeare 2.2.) this line puts emphasis on how much Romeo loves Juliet because