Romeo And Juliet: Analysis Of Balcony Scene

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Every famous write always have some type of novel technique to make their masterpiece more vivid and one of the most commonly used method is through figurative language. Using Figurative Language, Personification and Similes are an excellent way to praise and adore certain attributes like beauty. Moreover, Symbolism and Hyperbole are often just simply used just show the endless eternal love toward a certain individual. Last of all, the departure of too love ones are also filled with figurative languages like Metaphor and Verbal Irony as the two love ones say their farewell. So in the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare (II.ii) every page is engulfed with varieties of figurative language that bring forth a vivid perspective of the two lovers.

Two lovers would often exchange their praise and compliments that express their deep love for each other, and as an obsessed lover, Romeo uses Personification and Simile to adore Juliet's extraordinary beauty. After Romeo coincidentally found himself in Juliet's balcony, he expresses his adoration as he stated "Arise, fair sun and kill the envious moon" (I.ii.4-5). Sometime people would compare their lover's attributes with others to glorify the impression of their love ones. Evidently by using Personification, Romeo depicts Juliet as such a fair maid that even the moon would become envious of her beauty. Moreover, Romeo places Juliet on such a high pedestal that he even believes that she is "As glorious as a winged messenger of heaven" (II.ii.30-31). Comparison with glorious figures and loved ones is also method to express their admiration and toward certain individuals. As Romeo gaze at Juliet he was exhilarated by her grace that he used a simile to compare Juliet and a winged messenger of the god. Although Simile and Personification is an excellent way of describing one's beauty Symbolism and Paradox are also excellent method to describe their endless love for someone.

The emotion love is utterly impossible to be set by a simplistic four letter word, so Romeo, finding himself madly in love with Juliet, uses Symbolism and Hyperbole to portray and announce his deepest emotions. In the first sight of Juliet, Romeo simply stated "what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun."(II.ii.1-2). Many couples would often use music, literature, and poems to identify what their feelings for their loved ones are and according to the quote, Romeo identified his feeling for Juliet as well. By using Symbolism, Romeo used...

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