Through the theme of light and darkness, it can be shown that they cause an unbalance of life, which resulted in their deaths. ... The death of his best friend angered Romeo, causing Romeo to slay Tybalt, which resulted in banishment. ... Shakespeare uses the theme of light and dark to perfectly portray this. ... Romeo even says it himself: "More light and light; more dark and dark our woes!... All these events lead to Romeo killing Tybalt, then Romeo's banishment, which finally results in the lover's death. ...

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The darkness of the night is intensified in the forest; the dark is intense enough for the characters to fear being alone. ... When Lysander abandons Hermia, she is convinced that being alone in the dark could lead her to death: Speak, of all loves; I swoon almost with fear. ... Either death or you I"ll find immediately. (Act II, Scene 2, 153-155) The night symbolizes darkness and a state of blindness. ... Shakespeare includes the aspect of vision and its relation to darkness. ...

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This is how "Romeo and Juliet" - a dramatic exploration of love and death - begins. ... Tybalt is involved again in this transition from light to dark in Act Three. ... The Prince, in the opening scene, is exposed as an authoritive figure with much control. " On pain of death, all men depart." ... By portraying Romeo as a dark, sullen character in the opening scene, I believe Shakespeare does set us up for the rest of the play. ... By giving indications of love, death and fate, Shakespeare lets the audience know what lies ahead of them. ...

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Previously when Romeo was in love with Rosaline he always sad, depressed and associated her with darkness. ... My life were better ended by their hate, Than death prorogued , wanting of thy love." Romeo unwittingly foretells his own death here, surrounded by the imagery of darkness. ... Romeo's love for Juliet becomes so strong that not even death can keep them apart. ... Her image is ironic as it is prophetic, just as Romeo's words were when he foretold his own death using the imagery of darkness . ...

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In contrast, though, there is also the recurring theme of dark imagery. ... The concepts of both light and dark imagery also come together in one short, sentence from Romeo, on his farewell to Juliet. "More light and light, more dark and dark our woes." Here, the significance of light is as their enemy, and darkness their friend. ... With light, often come passages of romance and passion, and with dark, those of woe and depression. ...

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Throughout the play both lovers make references to the stars, light, and darkness, the usual conventions of fate and higher, more supernatural powers. ... We are told of the quarrel between the families, and how the feud will end with the death of their children. ... Their love is also described to be "death-marked". ... When he is on his way to Capulet's party, where he meets Juliet for the first time, he recalls a vision in a dream the night before: "I fear too early, for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date With t...

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During Elizabethan times, 1550-1625, a great writer's explosive way of writing brought forth a new life to poetry. This outstanding poet, author and playwright, was William Shakespeare. These highly subjective sonnets are wonderful tales full of love, deception, and betrayal. Although it is presu...

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Romeo learns only of Juliet's death and decides to kill himself rather than live without her. ... Love compels him to sneak into the garden of his enemy's daughter, risking death simply to catch a glimpse of her. Anger compels him to kill his wife's cousin in a reckless duel to avenge the death of his friend. Despair compels him to suicide upon hearing of Juliet's death. ... Had Romeo restrained himself from killing Tybalt, or waited even one day before killing himself after hearing the news of Juliet's death, matters might have ended happily. ...

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Of death, contagion, and unnatural sleep. ... Nature is a representation of several aspects in Romeo and Juliet, including, their life, their death and their love. ... When the sun rises, it "kills" the darkness of the night. ... By telling the sun (Juliet) to "arise", Romeo means that he wishes that Juliet would come out onto the balcony to light up the night and kill the darkness. ...

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The forbidding of Romeo and Juliet's love proceeds through a chronological process that eventually coerces them into the waiting arms of death in hope that they would be together peacefully in the afterlife. ... In an attempt to prevent any further conflict between the two families, he stated that any individual who disturbs the peace in the future would be sentenced to death. ... The passionate love between Romeo and Juliet is linked from the moment of its inception with death. ... Though it is late at night, Juliet's surpassing beauty makes Romeo imagine ...

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Tragedy is defined as something with a serious theme that usually ends in death or defeat. ... They loved each other so much they were forced to take risks causing in their deaths. ... It takes deaths of their children to some to an agreement and sort out the feud. "Doth with their death bury their parents strife- When Romeo and Juliet first meet it is at the Capulet party. ... Shakespeare increases tension in the audience by giving clues on how the lovers will meet their death. ...

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Montague and Capulet, too self-absorbed to see the light, drove their children into darkness. ... When Romeo found Tybalt he dueled him to the death. ... To Romeo this was worse than death for he could not see his Juliet but Friar Lawrence told him not to be foolish but to go say farewell to Juliet. The day after Tybalt's death and Romeo impending banishment Capulet arranged for his daughter to marry the noble Count Paris thinking that this will bring her out of her mourning. ... When Romeo heard about the death of his bride he went and bought poison from a poor chemist. ...

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There is also the idea that death brings about peace this is reflected in the bible where the death of Christ was for peace on earth. ... When Romeo arrives the music changes and everything is calm again it also starts to get darker gradually. ... Throughout the film death or the idea of death is always re-occurring. Both Romeo and Juliet dream of death. ... The use of requiems emphasises the idea of death. ...

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Love Conquers All Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has been seen as the most tragic love story in history. But many people don't look past the text and read between the lines. This story is full of contrasts. Joy and sorrow, light and dark, youth and age, love and hate, life and death. Love is a d...

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William Shakespeare purposely contrasted these two themes to convey an idea that one cannot exist without the other, a balance in all things in nature, for instance, the correlative use of a light/dark polarity. ... The lovers have a fair share of both, yet in the end it is their intense longing to be together, united in death, that consolidates the point Shakespeare wishes to make about the nature of true love. ... Although Juliet does not return Paris's love, he continues with gestures such as grieving during her "death" and is slain by Romeo during a duel in Juliet's tomb in ...

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There were circumstances throughout the course of their lives that led up to their deaths. ... Through language, Shakespeare presents these changes as well as foreshadowing the eventual tragedy Romeo and Juliet's death.   ... In Romeo's desire to be with Juliet, he is willing to risk capture, and most probably death, in being found within the Capulet walls.   ... To which Romeo responds, "More light and light- more dark and dark our woes." ...

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Towards the end of "Romeo and Juliet," the mood becomes even darker than previously, as the Montagues and Capulets encounter each other. ... Due to the death of Mercutio, Romeo wants revenge on Tybalt, even though Tybalt would have been Romeo's future cousin. ... Leonato then states that "Death is the fairest cover for her shame." ... He also expresses remorse for Hero's death and states, "He deceived even you own very eyes," meaning he fooled even you, the Prince. ...

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She has the strength to reject her father after Colin's death, however Juliet is dominated by her father and sees the way of avoiding his decisions for her is to fake her death. ... In ""Romeo and Juliet"" fate is whet drives the star-crossed lovers and the love they feel for each other is what leads them to their death. ... ""Romeo Must Die"" opens with the introduction of the Chinese and African-American cultural groups (gangs), through the use of black ghetto music on a dark screen depicting Chinese writing. ... My "Romeo" is not introduced sulking about a love gone wrong, he is held i...

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The sky was dark. I was sure that a rain's about to come. I had no choice but to settle inside my room. I was watching the hands of the clock move as time passed by. Raindrops were loudly pouring outside. The day was awfully boring. I suddenly felt the urge to write a story. There's a music video I'...

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Romeo acts out of hateful passion and rage when he kills Tybalt to avenge Mercutio's death. ... What she means by this quotation (on the last night her and Romeo spend together, as he is slipping into the darkness) is that she wants Fortune to be inconsistent like it has been before, so that Romeo's fate can change and he can come back to her. ...

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Romeo feels that the brightness of Juliet, the sun, brightens his negative dark life. ... The audience is then told more about the setting. " The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, and the place death, considering who thou art". Juliet is concerned about Romeo getting hurt but Romeo is still in his strange imaginary land. " With love's light wing did I o"erperch these walls, for stony limits cannot hold love out" and "..let them find me here; my life were better ended by their hate, than death prorogued, wanting of thy love". ... This is also revealed by how he is so desperate to s...

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The Chorus says that so great is the feud between the Montague and Capulet families that only the death of their children could bring them together. ... Heathcliff (he has only the one name), a gypsy boy with dark skin, is brought to live at Wuthering Heights by Mr. ...

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Claire McMurdock 10.A Year 10 'Shakespeare' Assignment 'Romeo and Juliet' Discuss the ways in which Shakespeare creates dramatic tension based around the transformation of Juliet's character. 'Romeo and Juliet' is one of Shakespeare's famous love tragedies written during the Elizabethan tim...

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