Love, Beauty, and Concealment

Introduction

In Capulet's orchard, Romeo praises Juliet's beauty and attempts to gain her love. In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses light and dark imagery to describe Romeo and Juliet's love. Light imagery represents beauty and love, and dark imagery represents protection.

Discussion

Shakespeare uses light imagery to represent Juliet's beauty and Romeo and Juliet's love. For example, when Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet's feast, Romeo remarks, “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” (Shakespeare,1.5.46). Romeo is attracted to Juliet as a light in the dark attracts attention. Romeo also believes that Juliet is more beautiful ...