In the beginning of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare shows that Romeo and Juliet are a part of the world of romance through their language. The use …show more content…
The only other characters that know of this union are Friar Lawrence, the character who marries them and Juliet’s nurse who acts as a messenger. Nevertheless, other characters acknowledge that Romeo and Juliet are a part of the world of romance without knowledge about their marriage. For instance, Tybalt shouts out at Romeo, “boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou has done me; therefore turn and draw.” (3.1.64). Tybalt treats Romeo as a child or youth with the use of the word ‘boy’ and this emphasizes that Romeo is reborn after his marriage to Juliet. Benvolio does the same when he says, “blind is his love and best befits the dark” (2.1.35)” about Romeo. Shakespeare does this to demonstrate that Romeo and Juliet are still in their childhood during the beginning of the