Motifs In Romeo And Juliet

Throughout the novel, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, several motifs are used as a way to bring a deeper meaning to quotes that may see you uninteresting from the surface. One very prominent motif in this novel is dreams and premonitions. These motifs are used throughout the novel as ways to introduce foreshadowing and insight into what characters may expect to happen. Most of the occurrences where dreams and premonitions appear are when characters are looking forward to an event or occurrence. In turn, this creates a lot of foreshadowing towards dramatic events that happen all throughout the novel. Several characters experience premonitions before certain events or occurrences that may foreshadow upcoming events. The major purpose
In the first quote where it is mentioned, Romeo is simply talking about how he had a dream the previous night. By him saying this, it is implied that he is dreaming about something most likely related to his love. Whether it was Rosa line, or his excitement to encounter a new love at the Capulets’ party. The author most likely put this into this part of the novel to foreshadow Romeo going to the party because at this point in the novel, he is a bit unsure about actually going to the party. The next quote mentioning dreams is found in a sonnet stated by Mercutio. He says”True I talk of dreams, which are the children of an idle brain…”, not only stating something related to dreams but also making them into a metaphor. He connects dreams to” the children of an idle brain”, implying that dreams come about when the brain is not doing something productive. Shakespeare uses this as another way to bring his own interesting insights on a variety of topics into one of his novels as he usually does. Next is a quote from Romeo showing his fear and worried nature towards the upcoming party at the Capulets’ home. In this quote, he mentions several signifying words that he is experiencing