Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Imagery In Romeo And Juliet

Whenis in 's
garden and she speaks from her balcony (not yet knowing he's there), he says she should speak
again because she is "As glorious to this night" as is "a winged messenger of
heaven." Hishere compares her to an angel. He pursues this conceit: the angel is glorious
"Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes / Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him."
She is an angel above, and mortals look upon her with "wondering" (awestruck) eyes, as
they are unworthy to look upon her. 

He also uses the "her eyes are like
stars!" , but he's a bit more creative in how he presents it: 


Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,
Having some business, do entreat
her eyes
To twinkle in their spheres till they return.


That is, two actual stars had business elsewhere, so they asked her eyes to stand in
for them while they were gone. 

 

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