Examples Of Juxtaposition In Romeo And Juliet

In the play Romeo and Juliet, by Shakespeare one of the themes is virtue turned to vice. Friar Lawrence's virtue of peace is turned to vice which assisted with the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo’s virtue of love is turned to vice and grows the feud.

Shakespeare uses many literary devices in Romeo and Juliet. One example of this is his use of paradox, a type of figurative language, which is a contradictory statement that is true. Shakespeare uses paradoxes to add to the play Romeo and Juliet by building on the plot and adding to the themes.

(Act 1. Scene 5. 152-155),showing that Juliet is devastated that her only love ,Rome, sprang from her only hate, the montagues, her enemies which Romeo is. Romeo’s says “With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls, For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can de, that dares love attempt. Therefore thy kinsmen are not stop to me.” (Act 2. Scene 2. 71-75). By writing this quote, Shakespeare shows that love can overcome anything, even the fear of death from the Capulets. Another example of duality shown in the play is life and death. The use of duality for life and death in the play is to show despair and hope. Juliet’s says, “Tybalts death was woe enough if it had ended there (Act 3. Scene 2. 125-126), “this quote shows the sadness of Juliet and means the only way that this situation could have been worse is if her her love Romeo died. In the play Romeo and Juliet , the dual nature of the characters is ultimately what caused the deaths of the characters in the play.

In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare develops Juliet Capulet as a religious and obedient young girl that flourishes into a confident and self-assured woman. In order to thoroughly portray her personality, Shakespeare uses literary elements such as shortened syntax as well as repetition and paradox throughout the play. To begin, Shakespeare’s use of shortened syntax illustrates Juliet as an obedient and holy individual. An example of this is shown when Shakespeare writes, “It’s an honor that I dream of not” (1.3.68). In comparison to the elongated speech of Lady Capulet, Juliet speaks in very short and straightforward sentences to signify her obedience towards her mother and her inferiority to her.

Romeo shows her beauty when he says that she is a “rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear” (1.5.44). Romeo uses juxtaposition to compare her with the lightness and brightness of a jewel against the darkness of the Ethiop’s skin. However, darkness will overcome her beauty. Romeo helps to show her good looks when he says that her beauty is “too rich for use” (1.5.45) and she cannot be compared. Her beauty is juxtaposed when Romeo says her beauty is so priceless that it cannot be used, but it will be taken from her through the darkness later on in their romance. Juliet is characterized as beautiful, but her beauty will be proven worthless when she is faced with the darkness of her and Romeo’s family

events all fueled by hate serves as a stark contrast to the romance between Romeo and

Foreshadowing in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Throughout Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses many examples of foreshadowing to presage what will happen later in the book, which makes the play more interesting to the audience. The most foreshadowed event in the book is that Romeo and Juliet will be each others undoing. Shakespeare has several characters mention a bad feeling they have about a certain situation. Right before entering the Capulet’s party, Romeo pauses and says: “I fear too early, for my mind misgives

In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, the prologue tells the reader everything that is going to happen in the play. This type of prologue builds on the play central idea that fate decides what is going to happen before it does. To help support this idea Shakespeare uses literary elements through the play. The literary element found in the prologue that supports the central idea is foreshadowing.

Although Shakespeare was not the original creator, his version is world renowned. Throughout Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, he uses foreshadowing to give the audience insight into future disastrous events, adds suspense to the plot, and express enduring love.

Star-crossed lovers were never meant to be together. In the Prologue, Romeo and Juliet are described as “star-crossed lovers”, and reference is made to their “death-marked love”, which implies that their death is brought about by a cruel and overwhelming fate and not by their own will. There are many statements made in the book foreshadowing the unfortunate ending including quotes in the chorus, Romeo and Juliet lines, and also the other characters in the book hinting at the death and the loss of both families. Ever since the beginning of the book, Shakespeare has foreshadowed the sad and devastating death of both Romeo and Juliet, the “star-crossed lovers”.

Foreshadowing in a literary work is the use of hints or warnings in order to tell the audience what is to come in the future of the plot. The outcome of foreshadowing is to create tension within the audience and to allow them to make guesses as to what might happen in the future. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, foreshadowing can be seen throughout the entire play, but especially in the prologue, Act 1, and Act 3. The first instance in which foreshadowing is used, is in the prologue when Shakespeare purposefully tells the audience the ending of Romeo and Juliet.

Pannell 1 Michael Pannell Dr. Pomerleau ENGL 1102 September 12, 2017 Misunderstanding Romeo and Juliet Throughout Romeo and Juliet, people have a misconception about what Shakespeare wanted his theme to be portrayed as. Instead of fate and love, the motif mainly focuses on miscommunication, assumption versus truth, and the difference in love and lust. In lines 61 through 122, Act 1.5, these are represented through the use of irony, sound devices, and religious metaphors. Shakespeare uses the devices to enrich and enhance his writing. He often uses literary devices to give his writing more depth and emotion. The scene begins with Romeo arriving at a Capulet dinner party, and continues with Romeo and Juliet’s first contact with each other, which is portrayed as a sonnet. Act One Scene Five is one turning point in the play and a sonnet is used to highlight the significance, since only a few are used in the whole play. Romeo and Juliet requires many analytical tools and close reading to fully understand the themes and messages in the play. The scene begins with Romeo arriving to the Capulet household for a party he was told to attend by Mercutio, so Romeo can forget about his last so-called love, Rosaline. Tybalt then spots the Montague, and immediately runs to Capulet to make it known a member of the evil

Literary devices help readers understand what they are reading, because it helps a reader learn about certain characters in writing. In the play Romeo and Juliet, William shakespeare made a lot of his characters contrast so that their personalities would seem more defined. In the 14th century in Verona Italy two families have had a hatred for eachother for many years. The hatred is so strong that when they see each other they have an urge to fight. They all have different personalities in both the Montagues and the Capulets that makes them clash even more than they already do. Shakespeare uses the foil device to show his character's true color and makes them all as individuals have stronger personalities.

Will this city ever be in peace? Those two dreadful families have been fighting again- and I've told them I'll have no more of it! That no more brain than stone clotpole slayed my kinsman, Mercutio. And now those gents has't reported to me the death of Tybalt! I do not know who I shall follow, thy slayed cousin or thy foolish Capulet that deserved to be slayed. If it wasn't for Benvolio asking for mercy on his cousin Romeo, I would has't executed each and every one of those folk. But forth this moment now, I shall show mercy on Romeo and banish him from Verona. Thou forth moment any similar occasion shall occur, I shall execute both of those dreadful families! Now it's time to catch but a wink and I will search for trouble the next morning.

Duality exists everywhere: black and white, or good versus evil. Duality is an important part of all literature, and is a tool utilized in Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and plays a key role as well in And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.