Romeo and Juliet is a beautiful tragedy by the excellent writer, William Shakespeare. One of the most notable scenes from the play is Act II scene ii, because it shows two very different attitudes regarding love, how they react to a dangerous situation and how their imagery and language differ. In the balcony scene in Act II scene ii of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is shown to be impulsive and impractical whereas Juliet is more reasonable and mature. This is revealed in their attitudes toward love and the situation in which they find themselves as well as in the language they use.
In the classic love story, Romeo and Juliet, the balcony scene shows how the main characters: Romeo and Juliet have very different attitudes toward love. Romeo is shown to much more immature and unconcerned about how in this scene the Capulets “will murder [him]”(Act II scene ii 70) if he is seen on their property and the only way he justifies his actions is by claiming that he has “night’s cloak to hide [Romeo] from their sight.”(Act II scene ii 75) Juliet on the other hand, is much more mature even though she is approximately 5 years younger than her lover. When Romeo reveals himself, Juliet persistently …show more content…
Juliet uses, literal ‘earthbound’ figurative language when referring to Romeo, literal actually meaning literal. Juliet uses the words “like lightning” (Act II scene ii 119) to associate her unhappiness about her current situation and comparing her generosity to Romeo is “as boundless as the sea.”(Act II scene ii 134) Whereas Romeo uses very archetypal imagery to describe Juliet, using the very popular comparison of light to the notional “east”(Act II scene ii 3) and Juliet to the sun and comparing her eyes to “two of the fairest stars in all of heaven.”(Act II scene ii 15) The audience can tell Juliet is the more realistic of the two lovers because of the imagery and language she
In the classic love story, Romeo and Juliet, the balcony scene shows how the main characters: Romeo and Juliet have very different attitudes toward love. Romeo is shown to much more immature and unconcerned about how in this scene the Capulets “will murder [him]”(Act II scene ii 70) if he is seen on their property and the only way he justifies his actions is by claiming that he has “night’s cloak to hide [Romeo] from their sight.”(Act II scene ii 75) Juliet on the other hand, is much more mature even though she is approximately 5 years younger than her lover. When Romeo reveals himself, Juliet persistently …show more content…
Juliet uses, literal ‘earthbound’ figurative language when referring to Romeo, literal actually meaning literal. Juliet uses the words “like lightning” (Act II scene ii 119) to associate her unhappiness about her current situation and comparing her generosity to Romeo is “as boundless as the sea.”(Act II scene ii 134) Whereas Romeo uses very archetypal imagery to describe Juliet, using the very popular comparison of light to the notional “east”(Act II scene ii 3) and Juliet to the sun and comparing her eyes to “two of the fairest stars in all of heaven.”(Act II scene ii 15) The audience can tell Juliet is the more realistic of the two lovers because of the imagery and language she