Figurative Language In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

William Shakespeare was a famous 16th-century playwright. In one of his most noted works, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses elements of figurative language to highlight the main theme of Death. Romeo and Juliet is a play about two star-crossed lovers from rival families who go to extreme lengths to be together. In the play, Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare uses imagery, hyperboles, and personification to explicate the theme of Death between characters and their environment.
Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearean tragedy that parodies the errors in human existence. The play is set in 13th century Italy in Verona and Mantua. Much of the play takes place in the home of Juliet, a Capulet. The time old feud between the families of Capulet and the Montague is what gets the story going and is the object that forces Romeo and Juliet to meet in secret. The story begins with Romeo and his friends sneaking into a Capulet party and once Romeo laid eyes on Juliet it was love at
Shakespeare uses imagery to express the true feelings and impact that Death has on many of the characters and those around them.When Juliet dies her father, Lord Capulet, and her mother, Lady Capulet, are distraught. They both talk describing her deathbed and the world around her. In mourning Lord Capulet says, “Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field” Capulet(Act 4, Scene 5, Lines 33-34). Later on in the play, Paris goes to Juliet’s grave with Frair Lawrance to pay his respects and when Frair Lawrance asks him if they will be alone and Paris responds, “Holding thy ear close to the hollow ground. So shall no foot upon the churchyard tread”(Act 5, Scene 3, Line 4-5).The examples listed prior prove that Shakespeare's use of imagery in the play is an effective way to express the theme of Death and what part has in the relationships of characters throughout the