Comparison Of The Leitmotif In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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There is a leitmotif that is created in the soft, love music that is played for the first time in the bathroom scene at the party where Romeo sees Juliet for the first time. This music begins to play each time they are together, as if it connects them. The visual track during this leitmotif is of Romeo and Juliet; the first time was through the fish tank that separated them. Their reflections appeared on the tank which symbolized how their “love at first sight” was true, there was no mask as the water between them was as transparent as their love. This music disappears when the two enter the party, but return again when they make their first kiss. This specific soundtrack was chosen as its gentle music that connects the two of them but does

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