Romeo and Juliet Light vs. Dark

Romeo and Juliet are that couple always standing in the middle of the hallway, locked in a tight embrace, mesmerized by each other and blind to the rest of the world. They’re so passionate and hopelessly attracted to each other that their minds can’t comprehend the hordes of people scrambling around them rushing off to class. Crowds push and shove them into corners and lockers, but the couple’s eyes’ are still locked on each other. This causes a massive collision right in the middle of the busiest hallway in school. Teenagers sprawled on the ground slowly rise up, giving the couple irritated glares, brush off their pants and hurry down the hall. Romeo and Juliet’s unrelenting adoration for each other causes tragic and terrible consequences, due to their rash decisions and ignorance to the world around them. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare demonstrates to the reader how love leads to irrational decisions because of its blinding nature. The author does this by using light vs dark imagery, as light is hate and darkness is love. Light blinds Romeo and Juliet from making reasonable decisions, but darkness further increases their love for one another. Through the use of the themes of light vs dark, Shakespeare is able to transform hate into love, which occurs due to the pressures of family and romantic love.
As someone falls in love, they’re taking a step into unknown, treacherous territory. The outcomes of this strong emotion are endless and mysterious. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare clearly portrays his message of how love is dangerous and how it caused the horrendous outcomes of Romeo and Juliet’s short-lived romance. Hours after Romeo and Juliet meet each other for the first time, they proclaim their love for each other from the balcony of the Capulet mansion. When Romeo sneaks onto Capulet property to confess his passion for Juliet, he describes how his longing to talk to Juliet overcomes his fear of being punished for trespassing. “For stony limits cannot hold