Tuesday, May 14, 2019

How does Shakespeare personify Romeo's feelings for Rosaline and for Juliet in Romeo and Juliet?

Theof 's feelings
towards the two women that he
loves in this play is achieved through Romeo's own description of
his love
and how it is different for both of these women. Take his feelings for Rosaline,
for
example, which are expressed in Act I scene 2. He confides tothat part of
his moodiness and
depression is that he loves Rosaline but she is obviously
playing hard to get. Note how he
describes his love in the following
quote:

And, in strong
proof of chastity
well armed,

From love's weak childish bow she lives

unharmed.

Romeo compares his love here to a
"weak
childish bow" that indicates that Rosaline is not touched by his
infatuation with her, and
also hints that there is a greater love to come in
the form of , where Romeo's love will not be
"weak" or "childish," and which
will surpass the affection he feels for
Rosaline. Shakespeare describes the
love that Romeo has for his women through powerful images
that help to
identify the difference in his feelings for them both.

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