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Romeo And Juliet Love Quotes

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The play written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, explores the theme of love, which engages the modern audience. Shakespeare uses different language devices and quotes when describing love, from Romeo and Juliet, to family love and forced love. This romantic tragedy is about young star-crossed lovers that are stuck in a long lasting feud between their two families, the Montagues and Capulets, fate ends up causing them to commit suicide in despair of their love.The play empathises the fine line between love and hate but love is the driving theme throughout this romantic tragedy. Romeo and Juliet's love is a mix between passionate, obsessive and romantic love. “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she. Be not her maid, since she is envious. Her vestal livery is but sick and green …show more content…

Cast it off.” (2.2.2-9) In this quote, Romeo passionately, illustrates Juliet as a heavenly status, and that she is so beautiful that the sun and the moon is jealous. Romeo’s infatuation for Juliet has made him forget about his first love with Rosaline, makes you wonder how easily Romeo falls in and out of love. Shakespeare uses metaphors to explain the love Romeo has for Juliet by addressing her as the ‘sun’ and the ‘stars’ and how the goddess of the moon and patron of virgins, is even jealous of Juliet's radiance. The use of metaphors lets the audience, use their imagination to create an image of Juliet's beauty. Romeo’s love for Juliet is passionate and obsessive, but the love between her and her father is much

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