The Contrasts & Duality; William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet
Everything is simply a two sided, consistent chain of contrast and duality, at least when it comes to Romeo and Juliet. This ingenious play by William Shakespeare truly shows just how two sided thing may be. The contrast, which can be found throughout the entire play, and the duality come together and show the true meanings of the multiple scenes in Romeo and Juliet.
If something is a contrast, it is unlikely. The broadest example of this would be the fact Romeo and Juliet fall into a forbidden love. Due to the star-crossed lovers warring families, the Capulets and the Montagues, Romeo and Juliet should have never met, but fate intervenes when Romeo, a Montague, is invited to …show more content…
“My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late! / Prodigious birth of love it is to me, / That I must love a loathed enemy” (I v 138-141). The hatred the Capulets and Montagues have for each other contradicts the love Romeo and Juliet have. The two doomed lovers are expected to have a hatred for each other, but they cannot live without each other.
“A glooming peace this morning with it brings. / The sun for sorrow will not show his head” (V iii 305-306) The war of the two families can only be ended with the death of their own. It seems the people who wanted to escape the feud the most were the ones who died trying to avoid it! The halt in the family wars is described as a glooming peace and the sun, (a symbol of happiness) will not show its face, therefore bringing darkness upon the families.
When contrast and duality come together you find the theme of this play, which is basically fate. The contrast of Romeo and Juliet ending up at the feast together, and falling in love was fate, along with the famous balcony scene, down to the star-crossed lovers’ last breath. Contrast makes this play bold, while duality outlines it. The many scenes in this play are pulled together with Shakespeare’s constant use of these literary devices. This truly ingenious play would not be quite as astounding without the duality and contrast used within
Everything is simply a two sided, consistent chain of contrast and duality, at least when it comes to Romeo and Juliet. This ingenious play by William Shakespeare truly shows just how two sided thing may be. The contrast, which can be found throughout the entire play, and the duality come together and show the true meanings of the multiple scenes in Romeo and Juliet.
If something is a contrast, it is unlikely. The broadest example of this would be the fact Romeo and Juliet fall into a forbidden love. Due to the star-crossed lovers warring families, the Capulets and the Montagues, Romeo and Juliet should have never met, but fate intervenes when Romeo, a Montague, is invited to …show more content…
“My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late! / Prodigious birth of love it is to me, / That I must love a loathed enemy” (I v 138-141). The hatred the Capulets and Montagues have for each other contradicts the love Romeo and Juliet have. The two doomed lovers are expected to have a hatred for each other, but they cannot live without each other.
“A glooming peace this morning with it brings. / The sun for sorrow will not show his head” (V iii 305-306) The war of the two families can only be ended with the death of their own. It seems the people who wanted to escape the feud the most were the ones who died trying to avoid it! The halt in the family wars is described as a glooming peace and the sun, (a symbol of happiness) will not show its face, therefore bringing darkness upon the families.
When contrast and duality come together you find the theme of this play, which is basically fate. The contrast of Romeo and Juliet ending up at the feast together, and falling in love was fate, along with the famous balcony scene, down to the star-crossed lovers’ last breath. Contrast makes this play bold, while duality outlines it. The many scenes in this play are pulled together with Shakespeare’s constant use of these literary devices. This truly ingenious play would not be quite as astounding without the duality and contrast used within