Juliet wakes up only to find herself surrounded by the slowly decaying bodies of the people that she cherishes the most. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a famous English play written in the mid to late 1590’s. This play is a great example of a young and innocent couple who have managed to get themselves involved in the darker side of love. The style that Romeo and Juliet was written in, dubs the play to be one of the greatest pieces of literature of all time because of the vividness of the characters. William Shakespeare uses juxtaposition to add complexity to each of his characters.
Romeo is shallow and self-centered despite having huge responsibilities. Romeo, the only son and heir of Lord and Lady Montague, falls for every …show more content…
On the night that Romeo and Juliet first meet each other, Romeo is ready to swear “by yonder blessed moon”,but Juliet stops him right in his tracks: “do not swear at all; / or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self, / which is the god of my idolatry…” (2. 2. 107, 113-114). Shakespeare shows that they both are fast to exclaim their love for each other. Romeo is ready to swear on his love, while Juliet is ready to worship Romeo like a god. Once Romeo finds out that Juliet had the slightest chance of being dead, he has the longing to “descend into this bed of death” (5. 3. 28). Shakespeare obviously strategically placed the fast moving plot here to show that Romeo has been through so much and even the thought of his love being dead would make him suicidal. Shakespeare made both of these characters instantaneous with their actions to keep the story interesting. A great number of juxtaposition is used to keep the story flowing smooth, while adding complexity at the same time. Juxtaposition is a suitable fit for a rapid and opposed moving plot such as Romeo and
Romeo is shallow and self-centered despite having huge responsibilities. Romeo, the only son and heir of Lord and Lady Montague, falls for every …show more content…
On the night that Romeo and Juliet first meet each other, Romeo is ready to swear “by yonder blessed moon”,but Juliet stops him right in his tracks: “do not swear at all; / or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self, / which is the god of my idolatry…” (2. 2. 107, 113-114). Shakespeare shows that they both are fast to exclaim their love for each other. Romeo is ready to swear on his love, while Juliet is ready to worship Romeo like a god. Once Romeo finds out that Juliet had the slightest chance of being dead, he has the longing to “descend into this bed of death” (5. 3. 28). Shakespeare obviously strategically placed the fast moving plot here to show that Romeo has been through so much and even the thought of his love being dead would make him suicidal. Shakespeare made both of these characters instantaneous with their actions to keep the story interesting. A great number of juxtaposition is used to keep the story flowing smooth, while adding complexity at the same time. Juxtaposition is a suitable fit for a rapid and opposed moving plot such as Romeo and