Tuesday, April 10, 2012
While Romeo is in the Capulet's garden he says, " It is the East, and Juliet is the sun./ Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,/ Who is already sick and pale with greif/ That though, her maid, art far more fair than she" ( Act 2 Scene 2 Lines 3-6). Romeo is comparing Juliet to the sun, which rises in the east. The east he is referring to is where she has made an entrance. He is saying that she lights up anywhere she is. He is also saying that she makes the moon go away. The moon, which is also beautiful, is jealous of Juliet's beauty, and looks gross in comparison. Romeo is basically saying that Juliet is the most beautiful thing in the world or universe.
So then does everything lose its beauty in Juliet's presence?
ReplyDeleteYes, even things that were previously beautiful, such as the moon, or Rosaline, don't mean anything to Romeo. Juliet is the most beautiful thing to him.
DeleteJuliet is Romeo's main focus, nothing else. Nothing, no matter how beautiful, will compete with Juliet. (In Romeo's eyes)Romeo is locked on to Juliet, and will not let go for anything or anybody else.
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