In the story of Romeo and Juliet, there is one major contrasting idea, life and death. But instead of life being positive as it is usually thought of, it could be more thought of as death. Though Romeo and Juliet are alive, they aren’t living life as they want to, and it’s worse living without being together. They would rather be dead than to live with their partner lifeless.
In Romeo and Juliet, life represents misery, and as life is typically thought of as a positive, it’s actually the opposite in the story. Romeo and Juliet's parents are enemies. The Capulets and the Montagues despise each other, and won’t allow Romeo and Juliet to be together no matter how strong their love was. But as they spent more time with each other, they fell more …show more content…
Romeo declares “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun”, the east is where the sun rises. The sunrise is beautiful and new in the morning as it rises, the sky is bright and clear, similar to Romeo and Juliet's love, symbolized by the sky. When they first meet each other, their love is pure and untouched by their families, as their affection for each other was unknown to them. But as time goes by, their love becomes more of a problem. This is similar to the sun continuing to rise and reaching its peak. But as the sun falls, the sky gets darker and darker. This is when Romeo and Juliet's lives fall apart, and is also connected to the night being out of control. Both Tybalt and Mercutio die, and their lives become more problematic as Romeo is banished. The sun continues to set, and the sky continues to get darker. At the end, when the sun completely sets and night falls, Romeo and Juliet have both died. And both their families regret their mistakes. Though after the star crossed lovers die, their families get together and forgive each other and begin to heal the trust and relationships that were broken between them. This is represented by the next sunrise, and a new beginning where the two families are together live in peace with one
In Romeo and Juliet, life represents misery, and as life is typically thought of as a positive, it’s actually the opposite in the story. Romeo and Juliet's parents are enemies. The Capulets and the Montagues despise each other, and won’t allow Romeo and Juliet to be together no matter how strong their love was. But as they spent more time with each other, they fell more …show more content…
Romeo declares “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun”, the east is where the sun rises. The sunrise is beautiful and new in the morning as it rises, the sky is bright and clear, similar to Romeo and Juliet's love, symbolized by the sky. When they first meet each other, their love is pure and untouched by their families, as their affection for each other was unknown to them. But as time goes by, their love becomes more of a problem. This is similar to the sun continuing to rise and reaching its peak. But as the sun falls, the sky gets darker and darker. This is when Romeo and Juliet's lives fall apart, and is also connected to the night being out of control. Both Tybalt and Mercutio die, and their lives become more problematic as Romeo is banished. The sun continues to set, and the sky continues to get darker. At the end, when the sun completely sets and night falls, Romeo and Juliet have both died. And both their families regret their mistakes. Though after the star crossed lovers die, their families get together and forgive each other and begin to heal the trust and relationships that were broken between them. This is represented by the next sunrise, and a new beginning where the two families are together live in peace with one