Romeo And Juliet Figurative Language Essay

According to Shakespeare’s portrayal of figurative language in the balcony scene, fourteen year olds cannot truly fall in love. Juliet was very curious about how the mischievous and witty Romeo got past her well-surrounded balcony with high walls and her “kinsmen”. When questioned about this, Romeo answers, “I would adventure for such merchandise” (2/2/87-89). In this metaphor, Romeo compares Juliet to a merchandise. Merchandise are goods that are meant to be bought or sold. People always see the value of things in the beginning, but, after they had purchased it, they usually forget that it ever existed, since merchandise is not a necessity that people cannot live without. Moreover, it seems as though Shakespeare is trying to build Romeo’s heroic characteristics, however, it is not really
Then, Juliet confidently confesses her love to Romeo, however, she is not so sure if he, whom she had just met a few hours ago, share the same interest. So, she fears that he will treat her love lightly because he had instantly won her love. She says, “not impute this yielding to light love, which the dark night hath discovered” (2/2/110-111). In this personification, Juliet gives the night the ability to discover. When the sun sets, the light and warmth that it produces fade away, and then the night plagues the sky with its darkness, almost like the sun had died. In addition, the night portrays the opposite of the Sun’s role, to give life, therefore, it symbolizes death. If Romeo and Juliet’s love is “discovered” by the night, it means that their relationship will eventually lead to their demise, which is how their story ends, thus indicating that there is no way fourteen year olds could have a surviving relationship. Finally, Romeo, who would give up his whole life for Juliet, pledged to the moon to dedicate all his love to