Light Potrays Positive Feelings in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Julie

Love plays a crucial role in telling the story of Romeo and Juliet, clearly shown in the appropriated Luhrmann film. Using film as a new medium, cinematic techniques explore the love between Romeo and Juliet. The balcony scene is a clear example of how Luhrmann expresses this. To show his love for Juliet, Romeo decides to sneak into the Capulet mansion to confess his love for her. When Romeo sees Juliet through his window, light shines around her and he describes it as, “ the sun.” This suggests that Romeo is calling Juliet the brightness in his life. Luhrmann decided to portray Romeo

With the idea of light representing love already established, Shakespeare uses it reinforce the impossible odds the lovers are facing. Romeo and Juliet constantly talk of and call on astronomical and light emitting objects to change the dark world they live in. Romeo says when he encounters Juliet on her balcony, “Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,” (2.2.5). The courses of all of these celestial objects is set in stone and is celestially difficult to change, and yet Romeo and Juliet nonetheless constantly call on these forces to do the impossible. They do the same with their love, too. The lovers believe that their love and light can indeed destroy the corruption and dark of their society even though they know it is astronomically arduous to accomplish. Romeo and Juliet’s love, they hope, will shine out the dark, letting them live together in a world that accepts them.

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The previous passage was Romeo describing Juliet as beautiful as the sun, and professing his love for Juliet . At this point, Romeo is in the garden speaking to Juliet on the balcony. He refers to Juliet as the light of his world, and uses colorful imagery to describe her looks. This is one another example of the false love that exists. In addition to this quote, the narrator of the play describes Romeo and Juliet as “star-crossed lovers”. Another quote by Juliet describing Romeo in a sexual, lustful way is as follows;

Juliet’s state of mind at this point in the play definitely revolves around this idea of light vs. dark – her fears and hopes. After hearing about the loss of her cousin, Tybalt, she faces the obstacle in which she is forced to choose which path to take. Friar Lawrence gives Juliet the opportunity to run away with Romeo, but in order to do so; she must leave behind her remaining loved

The life-death theme of the story can also be shown as a light-dark or love-death relationship. Romeo talks about Juliet as a bright angel shining in the darkness of night, "bright angel, for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head, As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white upturned, wond'ring eyes"

In the beginning of the play, the motif of light vs. dark is displayed through imagery. “But all so soon as the all-cheering sun should in the farthest east begin to draw… away from light steals home my heavy son... and makes himself an artificial night.” (Montague, 1.2.127-128 130&133). This quote shows that the happy sun does not affect Romeo and the sad night is how he feels because of the darkness of the night. The quote also reveals that his depressed state is represented by darkness. This reveals a central idea that love will overpower all feelings, because he is sad that his love did not work out and caused him to be depressed.

Shakespeare’s use of nature in the balcony scene is most commonly referenced when discussing Romeo’s comparison of Juliet to the sun. By comparing Juliet’s beauty to the sun, the text conveys the idea of Juliet coming into Romeo’s life has changed him for the better. Romeo begins his monologue with, “Juliet is the sun.” (Shakespeare 2.2.3). The sun is the center of the universe, and Romeo uses the sun to state that Juliet is the center of his universe. The use of this metaphor gives a comparison between the consistency of the sun and his love for Juliet. The sun is a symbol of rebirth for Romeo. When the sun rises in the morning, it is

Other words that are being compared, are the words Earth and Heaven that are basically opposite of a spectrum, where Earth represents mortals and Heaven represents God. Thus, It is clear that the light vs dark is there, and there is a reason why it is in the play. The night of the party, the party that Capulet was describing as a marvellous event with the best people of the city, is the occasion where Romeo and Juliet meet, fall in love and kiss for the first time. It is a really crucial evening for the story because is where everything starts. The light vs dark archetype has been used in this quote to foreshadow the greatness of the party and how it is going to be important for the course of the story. It has been used to enhance the significance of the night and the conflicts that the party is going to bring. The last example, is in Romeo’s line, right after he met, fell in love and kissed Juliet: “Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon”(2.2.4). Before explaining the light vs dark element in this quote, is better analyse the quote itself to learn the meaning behind it. Romeo compares Juliet, to the sun and its infinite

In act 1 scene 5 as Romeo breaks out into a rhyming sonnet that are often well known in Shakespeare’s plays as a way to empathize any important situations of love or any arguments. During this sonnet, there is use of light lexis. First of all, Romeo describes Juliet as a source of light, as he states in an oxymoron, “o she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” By using

Light and dark is one of the most common motifs that is used in many famous literary works, especially Shakespeare’s. In the most subtle ways, he uses light and dark to highlight important events that shape the play Romeo and Juliet. The main characters are star-crossed lovers who have to keep their marriage a secret from their families. They come from families that fight with one another and can never keep peace. The play begins with the tragic ending, telling us what happens from the start. In Romeo and Juliet, the motif of light and dark is used to further Shakespeare’s points of light as beauty, good, and truth, and dark as a lack of beauty, bad, and lies to reflect concurrent situations in the play.

Throughout Romeo and Juliet’s flourishing relationship, celestial imagery is used when talking about each other and bringing out the pure love they have for one another. Through a combination of metaphors, personification, poetry, similes, and allusions, their emotions for each other are shown with celestial imagery being the center theme of their love. Romeo speaks delicately about Juliet’s eyes when he acclaims “Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,” (2.2.15) Romeo refers

Another utilization of light symbolism utilized by Romeo is, "The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars, as sunlight doth a lamp." (2.2.19-20) This line implies

The tragic story of the two star-crossed lovers, tells a tale with multiple different themes, but the most vital one that plays throughout the whole play, is the sun and moon and how Romeo and Juliet are associated and get affected by it. As the sun rises, the bright lights cast its shines onto good and peaceful times, which is why Juliet is depicted by the sun (As she is perceived as peaceful, obedient, and righteous). Although, the brightness of the day does not last long until nightfall happens and creates terror and issues for the days to comes. Where Romeo and Juliet, have their end set at the start. Subsequently, when the moon is present in the sky and the time states it is the night, it is the only time where Romeo and Juliet can be together without the distraction of the outside world. Consequently, the decisions they make at night, are not bright and causes eternal darkness for the two lovers. Furthermore, the moon alike Romeo, as he surrounds himself in darkness and Romeo initiates contacts with Juliet every night causing bad things to happen later on. To expand, he also gets dreams which are very close to the truth and foreshadows the ending of the story. To add on, as Juliet is the sun, he can never be with her as he is the opposite; the moon, which is proven by the calamitous ending. To conclude, the lightness of the day shows the brightness

Romeo’s first encounter with Juliet included metaphors that describe her beauty. He expresses her as being so beautiful and radiant that she is capable of teaching a torch how to be bright. Juliet is also compared to a jewel because she stands out in the crowd and brings brightness to a room. “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear” (Act 1, Scene 5) Additionally, there is imagery that describes how strong Romeo believes their love is. Romeo’s dream describes their love as being capable of resurrection. This quote also foreshadows the fate of Romeo because he finds Juliet “dead”. “I dreamt my lady came and found me dead, and breathed such life with kisses in my lips, that I revived, and was an emperor.” (act v, scene 1) Romeo compares Juliet to the sun, which is the ultimate source of life and light. This metaphoric image can be interpreted as Romeo requiring Juliet to survive, like how people on Earth need the Sun to live. "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun" (act something scene