Romeo and juliet how shakespere explore both love and hate

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How does Shakespere use language and imagery to explore the themes of love and hate?

Focus on act1 scene 5 and act 3 scene5.

In the play “Romeo and Juliet” Shakesphere explores both love and hate in the scenes act 1 scene 5.and act 3 scene 5.the play tells us about how “a pair of star crossed lovers” meet and fall in love but because of their parents hatred towards each other they could not be together and they had to end their lives. In act 1 scene 5 Shakesphere uses language and imagery of love when Romeo and Juliet first meet then in the same scene very quickly the atmosphere changes to hate through tybalts hatred towards Romeo.” for saints have hand that pilgrims hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmers kiss” this line shows us the romantic atmosphere created when Romeo and Juliet first meet where as in the same scene “to strike him dead I hold it not a sin” shows the hatred between both families through the character tybalt.this contrasts both love and hate in the same scene and shows how the atmosphere changes very quickly. In act 3 scene 5 the same thing is happening Shakespere in this scene develops the love and hate. act 3 scene 5 is the night after Romeo and Juliet’s marriage and how their spending the night together even though Romeo’s life can be at risk this shows that they are willing to do anything just to be with each other “must hear from thee everyday in the hour, for a minute there are many days” shows Juliet’s love towards Romeo but by the end of the scene the atmosphere changes very quickly to a mixture of love and hate, by Capulet hatred towards Juliet because she disobeyed him but Capulet is doing all this because he loves her. this show that love and hate changes the whole atmosphere of the play very quickly in the scenes act 1 scene 5 and act 3 scene 5.

 Act1 scene 5 begins with the capulets  preparing the party, everyone is in a happy mood the paste is very quick and it relieves tension to audience because straight before this scene, at the end of act 1 scene 4 was Romeo talking about his sense of foreboding as he says “ I fear too early, for my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begins his fearful date with this night revels”  this shows that Romeo has a sense of fear the scene also ends with the words “ untimely death” the whole end of act1 scene 4 contrasted with the beginning of act 1 scene 5.the atmosphere in act1 scene 4 is excitable and Capulet himself as the host of the party is in a good mood and tries to keep everyone’s sprits up by making jokes “ welcome gentlemen. ladies that have their toes unplagued with corns will walk a bout with you” this shows that Capulet is in a good mood he also tells the younger generation too flirt with each other and have a good time. in act 1 scene 5 Romeo meets Juliet and falls deeply in love with her not knowing that she was a Capulet. Romeo was the first to see Juliet he describes her as “O she doth teach the torches to burn bright” this shows that Romeo admires Juliet’s beauty as he says the line with sincerity by the emphasise of “O” at the beginning of the line. He says that she outshines a torch by her beauty. He also uses the lines “ so shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, As yonder lady o’er her fellows shows” to say that she stands out from the crow. He describes her as a dove which shows innocence and purity and everyone is the nasty crows next to her. “Did my love heart love till now? Forswear it sight, for I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” This shows that Romeo has fallen love with Juliet and he has never been in love like this before. Also the words “sight” and “night” at the end of each line rhymes it is a rhyming couplet which highlights his love for her and make the line standout.

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 The next love scene is when they both meet in this part Shakespere explores their love perfectly. The part where both Juliet and Romeo meet each other is explored as a sonnet. it has 14 lines each with 10 syllables per line using blank verse and an alternate rhyme scheme. This section is displayed as a sonnet because a sonnet is a complex and perfect kind of poetry also at the time of when it is written poems where often a romantic action and where often use to show peoples love towards each other. “This holy shrine, the gentle sin ...

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