Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet

Analysis Romeo had just met Juliet at a party and they immediately fell in love. After the party Romeo leaves to go find Juliet. Romeo first has to hide so Benvolio and Mercutio don’t find him. After Benvolio and Mercutio leave because they cannot find Romeo. Romeo then sneaks into Juliet's garden and says a monologue. About how sweet and precious Juliet is. The amount of emotion given in this monologue is outstanding because it truly shows how much Romeo loves Juliet. He goes so far as to sneak into her garden (He can be killed because their families hate each other) and risk death even after they just met. This monologue depicted the actions for the rest of the play because it shows that Romeo will do anything to be with the woman he loves.
The best symbolism he uses in the monologue in my opinion is the Jealous Moon reference. “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,”(-Shakespeare - Act 2 Scene 2) To translate that into modern english it roughly means “Rise up, beautiful sun, and kill the jealous moon”. This is the best symbolism in the entire monologue because the “Jealous moon”reference means so much it states that. Diana is the goddess of the moon and of virginity. Romeo Implies that Juliet is a servant of the moon as long as she’s a virgin. Overall that is my favorite symbolism Shakespeare uses in this particular