The document discusses themes of lightness/darkness and the sun/moon in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It states that Romeo is associated with the moon while Juliet is depicted as the sun. Their love and interactions are only possible at night when Romeo, as the moon, is present in the sky. However, their decisions made at night ultimately lead to darkness and their tragic ending. It also explores how Romeo receives dreams that foreshadow their fate, showing the moon cannot be with the sun, just as Romeo and Juliet's opposing roles result in calamity.

1. Themes In Romeo And Juliet
LIGHTNESS/DARKNESS AND THE SUN/THE MOON
"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."–Buddha.
The tragic story of the two star–crossed lovers, tells a tale with multiple different themes, but the most vital one that plays throughout the whole play, is
the sun and moon and how Romeo and Juliet are associated and get affected by it. As the sun rises, the bright lights cast its shines onto good and
peaceful times, which is why Juliet is depicted by the sun (As she is perceived as peaceful, obedient, and righteous). Although, the brightness of the
day does not last long until nightfall happens and creates terror and issues for the days to comes. Where Romeo and Juliet, have their end set at the
start. Subsequently, when the moon is present in the sky and the time states it is the night, it is the only time where Romeo and Juliet can be together
without the distraction of the outside world. Consequently, the decisions they make at night, are not bright and causes eternal darkness for the two
lovers. Furthermore, the moon alike Romeo, as he surrounds himself in darkness and Romeo initiates contacts with Juliet every night causing bad
things to happen later on. To expand, he also gets dreams which are very close to the truth and foreshadows the ending of the story. To add on, as
Juliet is the sun, he can never be with her as he is the opposite; the moon, which is proven by the calamitous ending. To conclude, the lightness of the
day shows the brightness
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2. Romeo and Juliet
The author, William Shakespeare, efficiently employs various events and characters in the play, Romeo and Juliet, to convey that love conquers all.
Through manipulation of Act 2, Scene 2, also renowned as the 'Balcony Scene', Shakespeare effectively demonstrates how Romeo and Juliet's love
surmounts numerous things, in the play. Additionally, Shakespeare portrays that/how the strength of Romeo's love for his murdered friend Mercutio,
creates a desire for revenge despite potentially receiving death penalty; displaying that Romeo's love for his friend conquers the fear of death.
Furthermore, the final scene also depicts how love triumphs over the terror of death and how the Montague and Capulet parents' mutual love for their
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As a friend of Romeo's, Mercutio supports the Montague's in the ancient feud. An example of Mercutio defending the Montague's is when Tybalt,
a member of the loathed Capulet family, abuses Romeo and Mercutio intervenes on Romeo's behalf. Attempting to restore peace, Romeo gets
between the two combatants and Mercutio "hath got his mortal hurt" (Page 149; Act 3, Scene 1) on Romeo's account. In spite of his "life shall
pay the forfeit of peace" (page 17; Act 1, Scene 1), Romeo seeks revenge on Tybalt as he loves his murdered friend. As Romeo kills Tybalt out of
love for Mercutio, Shakespeare suggests that love conquered the thought of being penalized with death. Shakespeare manifests the final scene of
Romeo and Juliet to illustrate how love triumphs over the terror of death and depicts how the Capulet and Montague parents' mutual love for their
children dismisses the ancient feud. The protagonists, Romeo and Juliet's preference of being killed rather than "death be prorogued, wanting thy
love" (Page 91; Act 2, Scene 2), indicates they would rather die than death be delayed without the fulfilment of each other's love. Romeo commits
suicide as he is unaware that Juliet's death is fiction, which results in Juliet finding his corpse when she awakens and stabs herself as they both do not
wish to live with the absence of each other's love. Again, Shakespeare portrays that love conquers the most feared prospect of life:
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