A little later, Romeo and Juliet are saying good bye to each other. Romeo expresses the sorrow of leaving Juliet for the night by using the simile "Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books, / But love from love, toward school with heavy looks" (332). What this means is that a lover goes toward his lover as earnest as schoolboys would leave their books. Then, Romeo expresses how difficult it is to leave Juliet by comparing departure from a loved one to schoolboys that dread going to school.
As Juliet was waiting for Romeo to come home, she says "Come, gentle night, come, loving, black-brow'd night" (356). Through this personification, Juliet articulates her desire to be with Romeo and comparing night to a cloak that hides them from the rest of the world.
An implied metaphor is used when Juliet says "O, I have bought the mansion of a love, / But not possess'd it, and though I am sold, / Not yet enjoy'd" (357). The "mansion of a love" that is purchased by Juliet but "not yet enjoy'd" is referring to her having the love of Romeo, but that love is not yet enjoyed through sexual relations.
Hatred plays a significant role as does love in this story.
Tybalt makes good use of a simile to express his hatred and indignation toward the Montagues when he says "What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word / As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee" (303). Tybalt compares his hatred of hell to hatred of peace toward the Montagues. This clearly shows that he despises the Montagues so much that he refuses to reconcile himself to them.
Speaking of Romeo's vengeance of Mercutio's death, Benvolio says "And to't they go like lightning" (355). This simile is comparing lightning to the speed of the fight when it began. This is suggesting Romeo's and Tybalt's fervor to fight and kill. Obviously, Romeo hated Tybalt because he murdered Mercutio. That is the main reason Romeo was driven to kill Tybalt.
Later on in the play, Juliet discovers that Romeo killed her cousin Tybalt. This angered Juliet and resulted in her saying "Beatiful tyrant! fiend angelical..." (358) At that time, Juliet hated Romeo for committing such a villainous act while presenting himself as kind and loving. These oxymora are used to emphasize the great contrast between the person Romeo seemed to be and his true character.
The images of love and hate in The Traged of Romeo and Juliet work together to bright the story to its full potential.
By the use of imagery, the reader can get a better sense of the character's emotions. Using imagery also can greatly impact the magnitude at which the statement is received. It provides a feeling of depth to the sentiments of love and hate. Even though they are opposites, love and hate go hand in hand. These two themes are extremely important to the play because love is the reason why the story happened, and hate is the cause of their death at the end. Since these themes are so crucial to the story, it is important that they are experienced by the reader in a profound way.
