Romeo And Juliet Figurative Language

Shakespears’ use of figurative language in 2.2.1-32 shows that Romeo is not an authentic admirer but instead an immature and overdramatic young man. Throughout the entire scene in 2.2, Romeo is seen dramatically praising Juliet. In the very beginning he uses figurative language by comparing her to the sun “it is the East, and Juliet is the sun!” (2.2.3), a few lines later he compares her cheeks to stars “The brightness of her cheeks would shame those stars.” (2.2.19). These praises are perfectly fine, however they are too dramatic to be authentic. Also if we look a few pages back where Romeo first saw Juliet, We see that he uses the same dramatic tone to describe her “O, she doth teaches the torches to burn bright! It seems she hang upon the cheek of night… Beauty to rich for use, for earth too dear!” (1.5.46-55). This shows that he is not only a dramatic but also immature, considering that he would describe Juliet, a girl he just met a few hours ago, as if she were her wife for several years. …show more content…
Besides praising her like she is some sort of a deity, he starts to act like she is the most important thing in his life. He begins by saying that he would reject his own name “Henceforth I never will be Romeo” (2.2.51), and then goes as far as to say he would reject his family name (my name, dear saint, is hateful to myself, because it is an enemy to thee. Had I it written I would tear the word.” (2.2.55-57), just to be able to be with her. We see from this that he is not very logical. For him to be able reject the his own family name, and the name that his parents gave him the day he was born, just for a girl he had met a few hours ago is definently over dramatic and