Shakespeare has created a variety of voices in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by giving the characters a dialogue that tells the audience about themselves and the world they live in. Two characters, Juliet and the Nurse have mostly the voices conveying changing moods and different attitudes. I will then relate how ideas presented in Romeo and Juliet can be compared with the moods and attitudes conveyed by the speakers in ‘To His Coy Mistress’ and ‘Les Grands Seigneurs’.
In the play, act 2, scene 2, Juliet is portrayed as a confident young lady who falls in love with Romeo. At this point of the play, Juliet is aware that Romeo is a Montague; therefore it is her family’s enemy, however she still loves him. Also, Juliet’s immaturity and her way of acting innocent is reflected on her character and in her language when she says, ‘Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say ‘Ay’, this proves Juliet to be a confident lady and how much she loves Romeo. At this point of the play, Juliet has totally fallen for Romeo and they both plan to get married very soon, but this decision of theirs could come to a tragedy ending.
In ‘To His Coy Mistress’, Andrew Marvel uses the voice of the speaker in the poem to show a man’s touchiness without his women. In the first stanza of the poem, he continues to describe how much he would compliment her and admire her, if only there was time. He would focus on each part of the body till he got to the heart. Andrew Marvel uses hyperbole to try and prove to his Mistress how he would love to spend time wooing her to be with him, if he could, ‘For, Lady, you deserve this state, nor would I love at lower rate’. This line in the poem is revealed as flattery, showing his mistress how he worships her. However, in the second stanza, his emotions turn deeper, ‘times winged chariot hurrying near’, and he tries to tell her that life is