In these lines ‘night’ is personified as a raven and Romeo is likened to ‘new snow’ on a raven’s back Juliet favours the arrival of the night because it is in the night that Romeo has promised to come. It also implies that Romeo is her life and so when the night falls, she imagines that he will come gliding upon the wings of night. In her invocation speech to ‘Night1 Juliet invokes night and along with ‘night’ her Romeo also. How does Juliet express her feelings about Romeo? How does Juliet intend to make Romeo immortal? How, according to Juliet, would Romeo be immortalised to the world? These two similes highlight how enchanted Romeo is with her beauty. That is why he uses the phrase ‘her fellows, to describe them. It also implies that the other ladies including Rosaline, with whom he had fallen in love, appear ugly and gross to him. Naturally, for Romeo, Juliet is the personification of love and beauty. ‘Dove’ is a symbol of ‘love’ and beauty crows have always been considered black and ugly. Obviously Juliet is the snowy dove and the other ladies in the room are crows. In these lines, the comparison is between the ‘snowy dove’ and the ‘crows’. So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows The second simile is deployed in the lines:
There is a stark contrast between the bright and shining complexion of Juliet and the dark night. Juliet stands out conspicuously amidst others in the dark night, lit up by torches in the room. As we know, an African lady is black in complexion. In these lines, the phrases ‘cheek of the night’ and ‘Ethiope’s ear’ apparently refer to the darkness of the night personified as an African/Ethiopian lady. It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night The first simile is deployed in the lines Romeo uses two similes to describe Juliet’s extraordinary beauty. Romeo’s appreciation of Juliet’s beauty is expressed through images. What similes does Romeo use to convey Juliet’s beauty? The phrase ‘face of heaven’ signifies the moonlit night sky. What do you think the phrase ‘face of heaven’ signifies? The line, ‘Did my heart love till now?’ conveys ‘the measure has done’, connotes the completion ofĪ. ‘for earth too dear’ suggests that the lady’s beauty is (c) her beauty surpasses the brightness of a light. her beauty surpasses the brightness of a light her beauty is capable of enabling the torches to bum brightĬ. Juliet’s glow is brighter than the light of the torch.ī. The phrase, “teach the torches to bum bright” suggests:Ī.
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