"Romeo- Juliet is the sun. / Arise, fair sun,
and kill the envious moon"
Symbolism of the sun is
used as Romeo compares
Juliet to the sun.
Juliet is bright,
perfect, life giving, and
other worldly
"Romeo- Two of the fairest stars in all
the heaven, / ...,do entreat her eyes,"
Romeo's comparison of Juliet's
eyes to the stars continue the idea
of her beauty being other worldly
"Romeo- O speak again, bright angel,"
Heavenly
imagery created
continues Juliet's
beauty.
Foreshadows Juliet's death.
"Juliet- O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? /
Deny thy father and refuse thy name; / Or if thou wilt not,
be but sworn my love, / And I'll no longer be a Capulet"
Juliet is unaware
of Romeo's
prescense
Juliet admits
her feelings
towards
Romeo.
This includes asking why his name is
Romeo, followed by stating her intentions
of marriage.
"Juliet- In truth, fair Montague, I am too fond,"
Romeo makes himself aware
to Juliet and she admits that she
likes him a great deal.
"Juliet- I have no joy of this contract tonight, / It is too rash, too
unadvis'd, too sudden, / Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be"
Violent,
unpredictable
imagery is used to
describe the love
between Romeo and
Juliet.
The speed of
their romance
ironically hits
upon the flaw of
their relationship.
Juliet's hesitation also highlights
on the speed of their
relationship.
"Juliet- What satisfaction canst thou have tonight?
Romeo- Th'exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine
Juliet- I gave thee mine before thou didst request it;"
Romeo tries to show Juliet how
serious he is about their relationship is
by proposing to her.
"Juliet- My bounty is as boundless as the sea, / My
love as deep; the more I give to thee / The more I have,
for both are infinite"
Juliet matches Romeo's lyrical language
as she accepts his proposal.
Sea imagery is used to describe how
her love is deep and never ending like the
sea.
"Juliet- Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing / ...Parting is
such sweet sorrow,"
Romeo's death is
foreshadowed.
Shakespeare uses an oxymoron as they part which helps to describe the joy
and bitterness of saying goodbye to a loved one.