Examples Of Figurative Language In Romeo And Juliet

After kissing Romeo for the first time, Juliet refers to Romeo as a saint, “For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss” (I.V.99). By using a hyperbole like that, Juliet is demonstrating how immature she is, because of how passionate she considers their “love” to be in only a few minutes. Within the day of meeting Romeo, Juliet is already saying that “[her] bounty is as boundless as the sea, [her] love as deep [and] the more [she] give[s] to thee, the more [she has] for both are infinite” (II.II.133-135). A hyperbole as dramatic as what Juliet describes her love for Romeo to be, explains how passionate and dramatic Juliet is when it comes to her love for Romeo, making Juliet’s character immature and dramatic. It does so because she has only known him for a day and she is already saying that her love for Romeo is infinite, whereas if she was more mature she may want to take her time and get to know him first. Also, with knowing Romeo for less than a day Juliet asks “[Romeo to] propose marriage” (II.II.144) and she says that she would “follow [him], [her] lord throughout the world” (II.II.148) once again proving how dramatic and immature Juliet is. Comparing Romeo to a lord, shows how Juliet feels about their love, she considers it to be very passionate and doesn’t seem

“Dawn”, sometimes noticed as a metaphor for an episode of realization of the obvious truth of reality. Consider the following situations where clarity attends and the result of the situation as well as a personal situation. A moment of clarity can be shocking and also have a negative or positive impact on one's own life. One description of clarity can stand out in Romeo and Juliet. Juliet remarks, “ Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day: It was the nightingale, and not the lark, “ (Romeo and Juliet. 1.5.1). Therefore, Juliet reminds Romeo that the nightingale chirps and not the lark yet, because if the lark chirps now, that means the day is near and with daytime, comes Romeos leaving. In spite of Daylight coming and Romeos leaving, The

“The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a romantic tragic play about the tragic deaths of the two star crossed lovers. Romeo a Montague and Juliet a Capulet come from feuding families. Even though they are enemies of each other’s families, they still pursue the love they have for each other. “Love’s Vocabulary” by Diane Ackerman is an essay that explains the concept of love and the mystery and complexity of love. In the essay she explains that love is shown in many different ways and the vocabulary of love has not changed for thousands of years. In the texts “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare and “Love’s Vocabulary” by Diane Ackerman develops the central idea that families can interfere with love through their use of dramatic irony, cause and effect, character motivation, and a metaphor.

Romeo’s soliloquy about Juliet says, “Juliet is the sun. Arise fair sun and kill the envious moon”(2.2.4). This metaphor exemplifies the beauty that Romeo sees in Juliet. By saying that she is the “sun” he shows how much she stands out to him; shining brighter and higher than all others. This demonstrates Romeo’s deep connection to Juliet and no one else. At the first sight of Juliet, Romeo is very intrigued and he says, “The brightness in her cheeks would shame all those stars” (2.2.19-20). Romeo uses a metaphor to prove that she is shining, bright, high, and beautiful. He feels that she would “shame those stars” with her profound beauty, the thing that stands out most to him. Even when Romeo and Juliet know that things may become difficult between them Romeo says: “For stony limits cannot hold love out”(2.2.72). This personification shows how Romeo's desire for Juliet will not be stopped by anything. If “stoney limits” will not stop Romeo’s love for Juliet, he believes he will never let anything get between them. Through Shakespeare's use of figurative language, Romeo’s feelings for Juliet are

Shakespeare indicates the sincere affections of Romeo towards Juliet through their dialogue in the balcony scene, Act 2 Scene 2. Juliet soon teaches Romeo how to love properly and from then Romeo flourishes to appreciate the true meaning of love. A strong example of this is in the balcony scene, at which Romeo in his own peril tries to see Juliet. He sets the foundation of this scene when he begins to compare Juliet to all sorts of things of great beauty. He sees Juliet as light and calls her ‘the Sun…’ He claims that even the moon, the traditional symbol for a woman's beauty and purity, is envious of Juliet. This characterization is not merely dramatic. The use of these superlatives is meant to convey Romeo's deep feelings. When compared to his earlier characterization of Rosaline, Romeo's tribute to Juliet takes on even more significance. The difference between what Romeo says of Rosaline and what he says in the "But soft" speech about Juliet emphasises his adoration even more. His characterization of Rosaline commences with the traditional

The comparison from "The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" and "The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet" is that they do have different figurative languages. Some similarities that they have is that they both have the same characters. The next similarity is that in both the poem and the story Juliet confesses Romeo her love towards him and how she is capable to get married with him so they can be together. In the poem it says "In even balance peiséd are my life and eke my death.For so my heart is knit, yea, made one self with yours" I included this from the poem because this is a part where she is expressing her love for Romeus. A similarity they have is that they both include that they are Capulets and Montagues. In the poem it starts off as

Shakespeare achieves the effect of passionate love between two major characters. Romeo’s quote “’O speak again, bright angel, for art thou as glorious to this night, being o’er in my head.” The use of metaphor presented that Juliet was an angel, which illuminates to the reader of the power of love. “So shows a dove trooping with crows.” The use of comparison of Juliet with a dove reinforces the nature of beauty. In a phrase of Juliet’s soliloquy of love “ Bounty as boundless as the sea, my love as deep, the more I give thee, the more I have, for both are infinite”. The use of simile comparing her love with the sea elucidates that she has a lot of passion to offer Romeo. This creates the love between Romeo and Juliet as passionate as they are both extremely attracted to each other. The universal theme of love connects with the audience and makes them ponder about the importance of embracing love over hate.

Shakespeare utilizes several literary devices to display a reversal in his plot. In the prologue of Act two, Shakespeare employs word choice, personification, connotation, and symbolism in the first five lines of the Chorus as literary mechanisms of conveying meaning to his audience deeper than the surface of the text. Through these literary devices, we are able to see the progression of a reversal within Shakespeare’s plot, as Romeo’s romantic situations have begun to shift in his favor.

Arguably one of the most well-known tragic play that William Shakespeare has written was Romeo and Juliet. It tells the tale of two young lovers from opposing families that ultimately meet their doom. Shakespeare utilizes his skill with words to write a great number of literary pieces in the play, and among them is Juliet’s soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 5. In her speech, Juliet adopts a frustrated tone as she waits impatiently for her nurse to return with news from her love, Romeo. When the events of the play take place, Juliet is thirteen; quite young in age and naive in understanding the world. Through the use of literary devices, the purpose of the soliloquy is conveyed as characterizing Juliet by showing her immaturity and her relationship with her Nurse.

To being with, Shakespeare uses imagery to describe of their love blossoming. For example “It is the east and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, which is already sick and pale with grief that thou her maid art far more fair than she.”(Act 2 scene ii) As Romeo stands in the shadows, he looks to the balcony and compares Juliet to the sun, ask her to rise and kill the envious moon who is supposed to be Rosaline but his true love is Juliet. In that moment when Juliet found out Romeo’s name she compares his name to a rose “O, be some other name. What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; So Romeo would, were he not Romeo” (Act 2 scene ii) this suggests, in this specific line Juliet talks about a roses name and how it means nothing just like if you removed Romeos last name he would still be Romeos and his personality just without his last name, Juliet’s love for Romeo she is willing to give up her last name for him if he saw his true love. Shakespeare has represented love again through dialogue when Romeo says that Juliet has left him so unsatisfied, after that Romeo then asks Juliet “The exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine.” (Act 2 scene ii) so they can spend eternity together. The representations of love in act 2 scene

Shakespeare uses a hyperbole in Romeo’s monologue to exaggerate Romeo’s intents, saying that they are more horrible than Balthasar can imagine. Romeo knows what he must do and does not want anyone to stop him, for he must be with his love no matter what cost. When Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb, he confesses to her how “ [he] still will stay with thee, and never from this palace of dim night depart again.” Shakespeare uses Romeo’s apostrophe towards Juliet to characterize him as loyal to his wife. Romeo, unwilling to go on without his angelic Juliet, has decided to stay with his love by killing himself.

The play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is thought to be a romantic love story but in reality it just shows an extreme case of teenage lust, extreme for the reason that it ends in both ‘lovers’ suicides. Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet rush through their ‘love story’, getting married within a day of meeting each other and then killing themselves because they will not be able to be together. In Act 2, Scene 2 of the play, Romeo sneaks into Juliet’s garden and is watching her without her knowledge. When he sees her appear on her balcony he says, “it is my lady. O, it is my love!”(line 10) This seems to be a statement of true love until it is taken into account that Romeo has only just met Juliet and cannot truly love her; he just wishes that she were his love.

Shakespeare uses numerous literary devices in his works to educate and draw his audiences. In Romeo and Juliet, there are many different examples of these devices, some of which are metaphors and oxymorons. Shakespeare uses these different literary devices in many ways to teach readers that courtly love is real.

Juliet changed from the obedient girl to a maturity young lady after her encounter of love. Romeo, the passionate and romantic express his feeling to Juliet with hyperbolic poetry. In response to Romeo’s love Juliet tease him “kiss by the book” (1.5.112). She fall in love with Romeo and the “Prodigious birth of love it is to me, that I must love a loathèd enemy.” (1.2.141-142) When she finds out that Romeo is her family enemy’s son by the Nurse, she act calm by saying “a rhyme I learned even now” (1.5.144) and not revelling to the Nurse as she knew that their love is forbidden and has to keep secret. This shows that Juliet is a smart, and she knows that this romance could bring disastrous to their family and she has to keep it low. Juliet’s love towards is much deeper than Romeo as in the balcony scene, Juliet indicates her love to Romeo and the dilemma of the feud that their families are involving. “Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a Montague” (2.2.38-39). Juliet is in love with Romeo regardless his name and family yet, their family name are against their love. Romeo swears his love by the moon and Juliet stops him as moon represented changes and inconstancy. To Juliet, being with Romeo means not able to stay in her family, she decided to follow Romeo to the forest and escape from the reality. Hermia

Rome & Juliets language in the original writing is a bit out of the ordinary. We can all agree on that.