Romeo and Juliet
The play Romeo and Juliet was set during the Renaissance in Verona, Italy. The playwright, Shakespeare, was a fervent writer and all of his work was very well acknowledged. This play was truly an amazing piece of work and had many great qualities that made the book/play very likeable.
Shakespeare had developed many meaningful characters with believable stories and great personalities. They each had something different and important to bring to the overall idea of the story and whenever they spoke, they spoke with a purpose and you could feel their emotions and what was going through their head at the time. In Act 5, Scene 1, when Romeo yelled “then I defy your stars,” you could truly feel how much grief he had and how angry he was that Juliet was dead. Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other throughout the play was so believable, it made you connect with them, and when they died, it made you feel pain and sad for them in a way. …show more content…
One of the stories recurring and most consistent motifs was the dichotomy between light and dark. This is used in many scenes, for example, act 3, scene 5, when both Romeo and Juliet both try to pretend that the morning light is actually darkness, so Romeo does not have to leave: “More light and light, more dark an dark our woes.” This motif was often used between Romeo and Juliet and helped convey the message that their love for each other was
The play Romeo and Juliet was set during the Renaissance in Verona, Italy. The playwright, Shakespeare, was a fervent writer and all of his work was very well acknowledged. This play was truly an amazing piece of work and had many great qualities that made the book/play very likeable.
Shakespeare had developed many meaningful characters with believable stories and great personalities. They each had something different and important to bring to the overall idea of the story and whenever they spoke, they spoke with a purpose and you could feel their emotions and what was going through their head at the time. In Act 5, Scene 1, when Romeo yelled “then I defy your stars,” you could truly feel how much grief he had and how angry he was that Juliet was dead. Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other throughout the play was so believable, it made you connect with them, and when they died, it made you feel pain and sad for them in a way. …show more content…
One of the stories recurring and most consistent motifs was the dichotomy between light and dark. This is used in many scenes, for example, act 3, scene 5, when both Romeo and Juliet both try to pretend that the morning light is actually darkness, so Romeo does not have to leave: “More light and light, more dark an dark our woes.” This motif was often used between Romeo and Juliet and helped convey the message that their love for each other was