Compare And Contrast Romeo And Juliet

In Act two, Scene two, Juliet proclaims to Romeo, “A thousand times good night!” Romeo then responds to Juliet by saying, “A thousand times the worse to want thy light.” Both Romeo and Juliet clearly want the night more than the day in order to keep their passionate love a secret. This is seen when Romeo responds to Juliet, “A thousand times the worse to want thy light.” These lines, with the light and dark contrast, heighten the elements of danger and safety because the night is what protects their secret love, whereas the daylight threatens to reveal it. If someone were to see them together and in love, they could easily be forced apart by their respective families and never see each other again.
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