Examples Of Personification In Romeo And Juliet

Shakespeare is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time, and considering he used personification often throughout his works, it must be a technique worth exploring. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, he attributes human qualities to the month of April, as well as the Winter season. He expresses April as a rushed month, in a hurry and able to dress up and walk. The purpose of this personification is to convey the expectation of Spring as a time for sunshine and happy feelings. In this scenario, April is rushing because it is making the long awaited transition out of winter and into Spring, which is why it is personified as “stepping on winter”. This begs the question, how does personification help readers relate to and better interpret