Examples Of Figurative Language In Romeo And Juliet

The play has many different types of figurative language. For example shakespeare use dramatic irony when Romeo thinks Juliet killed herself but we know she she was just sleeping. Shakespeare's also includes many important themes. One of the main theme is teenagers can’t make big life changing decision. Romeo and Juliet killed themselves because they thought there was only one way to fix the problem that was created. Although Romeo and Juliet has many figurative language and themes, it still doesn’t help us in our future, unless you’re a english teacher. When will we ever need to know Shakespeare’s

In the drama, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there are several long speeches that show different types of figurative language and structure. One that is particularly intriguing is the speech Mercutio makes when trying to persuade Romeo to go to the Capulet party. In this speech Mercutio describes Queen Mab, who is a fairy like woman that controls dreams. She makes ladies dream of kisses, soldiers dream of the blood of enemies, and lawyers dream of money. Within this speech about Queen Mab, Shakespeare uses metaphorical language, imagery, specific tones, and structure to create an image for the audience and contribute to the larger plot of the play.

In William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, the two main characters are people from enemy families, who fall deeply in love. Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. Shakespeare uses many stylistic devices to create this tragedy but most importantly he uses irony to develop this tragedy. Verbal irony is used to create humor and relief the audience, While dramatic and situational irony are used for tragic effects. Irony can can be found throughout the play. Shakespeare uses 3 different kinds of Irony: Verbal, situational, and dramatic irony to create the tragedy know as Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo is using a metaphor to compare Juliet’s voice to lovely music. In Romeo and Juliet states, “How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongues by night,/ Like softest music to attending ears”(2.2. 167-168). As a result from this metaphor the reader can fully grasp an image of Juliet and Romeo’s affection towards her. In the same scene Romeo says that with her beauty she will kill the envious moon. In the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet states, “Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,/ Who is already sick and pale with grief”(2.2. 4-5). In other words Romeo has illustrated the beauty of Juliet and the inclination he has for his lover, Juliet.The reader can illustrate Juliet because of the personification and metaphors that Romeo

Juliet’s character, developed by the symbols of birds, such as doves, shows the readers that Juliet is beautiful, innocent, and pure. Romeo and his friend Benvolio are talking about Romeo’s true love, which at the moment he thinks is Rosaline. Benvolio and Romeo are planning to sneak into the Capulet's party and Benvolio is trying to tell Romeo that “her face with some that I shall show./And I will make thee think thy swan a crow” (1.2. 88-89 Shakespeare). Which means that even though Romeo thinks Rosaline is as beautiful as a swan, she will look as ugly as a crow compared to all of the other women at the party. This quote foreshadows that Romeo will find someone who is more beautiful than Rosaline. This person whom he will find will be Juliet based on the foreshadowing. Thus saying that Juliet is a swan, more beautiful than every other girl in Verona, making them all look as ugly as crows. This quote also tells the readers that Juliet is innocent and pure because of the connotations associated with the symbol of a dove. A dove is white and white is symbolic of innocence and purity. Before this party happens Juliet is talking with her mother about true love. She tells her mother that “[She’ll] look to like if looking liking move./But no more deep will [she] endart [her] eye/ Than your consent give[s] [her] strength to make it fly” (1.3. 103-105). The word fly in this quote is a connotation

The hyperbole used in these lines emphasize the short span of time for which it took Romeo to transition from mourning over Rosaline to loving Juliet. In addition, Friar also mentions “an old tear that is not washed off yet”(2.3.80) to continually present the quickness in which Romeo was able to change both emotions and lovers. Romeo’s love for Rosaline was so recent that a tear from when he was crying could still be seen. Lawrence also follows up with a melodic diction with the repetition of the “th” sound through “If e’er thou wast thyself and these woes thine, / Thou and these woes were all for Rosaline”(2.3.81-82). The “th” sound is usually a very long sound that can be held for a long time. Friar uses this to symbolize how he believes that love is pleasant,and therefore should last a long time. Previously, Romeo was so in love with Rosaline that he expressed his love for her by making her seem like a god. He stated, “The all-seeing sun / Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun”(1.2.99-100). Through this hyperbole, Romeo emphasizes the extremity of Rosaline’s beauty. However, now he has changed his mind already, saying that Juliet is a “holy shrine”. When Romeo sees someone that he likes, he immediately praises their beauty without ever questioning his own foolishness. The motif of Romeo’s foolishness is the reason that he will never be able to stay in a stable relationship. Therefore, Romeo does not and will most likely never understand the true meaning of

In the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, we learn of the many hardships and highs Romeo and Juliet go through over the course of the story. The play Romeo and Juliet is based off two star-crossed lovers who are separated from each other due to a feud between their two families. Their love is so strong that at the end of the story Romeo and Juliet both end up committing suicide because they can’t live without each other. Whether it is problems with love, or them complimenting each other on how they feel about the other person, Shakespeare uses many literary devices to make the reader dig deeper into the context to find the meaning behind the sentence. Some of the literary devices are; similes, metaphors, and personification.

Shakespeare thus portrays Romeo and his love as an infatuation. This infatuation is evident in how instantaneously Romeo falls out of love with Rosaline and into love with Juliet. At one stage, Rosaline was the “precious treasure of his eyesight”, yet Romeo’s embodiment of perfection was, a few scenes later, his notion of defectiveness. This therefore reveals to the audience the instantaneous and reckless path of the two lovers, as well as the fickleness of adolescent “love”, diminishing at the sight of

Romeo is one of the main characters in the play. Romeo is romantic and has a passion to love and be loved. He uses words to express his love. Firstly, for example, in Act 1 Scene 5, “If I profane with my unworthiest hand, this holy shrine, the gentle sin is this; my lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand. To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” (W. Shakespeare 837) Romeo longs to be with Juliet, and in a way, invites her to his love.

In line 33 of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet says "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefor art thou Romeo?", she wants to know why Romeo is a Montague and someone she cannot be with. This shows that love is complex. Love's Vocabulary also talks about how love is complex by saying that love is intangible, or difficult to fully comprehend. Everyone who has and ever will love knows that love is a very strange and confusing thing.

In the second act of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, allusions are used in a highly significant amount to highlight and present plot, characterization, symbolism, and theme. Many allusions throughout the play refer to Greek and Roman myths and legends, along with biblical references too. During perhaps the most well known scene of the play—or even of Shakespeare's writing—referred to commonly as the balcony scene, there is a great amount of figurative language, and specifically allusions. At the beginning of the scene, Romeo left his friends and accidentally found himself underneath Juliet’s window. He silently admired and listened to her proclaim her love for him, to which he finally revealed himself and verbally reciprocated his love for her. Their subsequent conversation was an

Shakespeare makes Romeo describes Juliet in a variety of ways. He forgets all about Rosaline when he asks himself “ did my heart love till now?” He refers Juliet beauty to,” a snow dove in a troop of crows.” He states that since Rosaline didn't love him back “I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.” Shakespeare stretches the way Romeo describes Juliet because he does indeed believe in love, and he uses this to make the play seem more dramatic to lead up to their deaths.

This quote is a perfect example of a Metaphor because if you had a student and they read this book they would have to try and figure out what this means. This also includes reading comprehension in trying to figure out what the metaphors mean. Not only does Romeo and Juliet include metaphors, this book also includes Shakespeare and English. Romeo and Juliet include two “languages” one of them is Shakespeare and the second one is English. The part I got this quote from was when Romeo went to see Friar Lawrence and they were planning things for Romeo and Juliet but then Romeo has to leave.

We all know the names Romeo and Juliet. A symbol of tragic lovers, but right now lets focus on the character that is Romeo. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses dramatic irony, character foil, and monologue to define Romeo as a character. As I said before almsot everyone knows Romeo loves Juliet, but in the beginning of the story he loved a girl named Rosaline. Romeo was extremely depressed that she didn't love him back.

In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare reveals that Romeo is in love with Juliet because of her physical features by the words and phrases that he uses to describe Juliet. When Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet's party, he immediately falls in love with her because she is beautiful. Romeo gets to meet with Juliet for a few minutes but then Juliet's mother calls for her and she has to leave. Romeo can’t go up to the Capulet’s palace because he is a Montague so he is hiding in the Capulet's orchard when Juliet appears at a window.