Romeo and Juliet true love essay
A moment in the play when something important is revealed to you about the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is Act 2 Scene 2. In this scene Romeo stands in the shadows beneath Juliets’s bedroom window. Juliet appears on the balcony and thinking she’s alone, reveals in a soliloquy her love for Romeo. She speaks about her hatred for the family feud. Romeo listens in the shadows until Juliet calls on him to “doff” his name, he steps from the darkness saying, “call me but love.”. After the two express their love for one another, Juliet is called by the Nurse and leaves, however she comes back momentarily and the two promise to marry. Juliet promises to send a messenger to arrange the wedding.
This scene is important as Romeo and Juliet confess their love for one another and reveal to us as an audience that the two are in love. True love is described as unconditional. However Romeo and Juliet’s love is forbidden as their families, the Montagues and Capulets, are sworn enemies . This tells us that Romeo and Juliet are truly in love, as when Romeo and Juliet fall in love they are aware of the risks they are taking but their love is powerful and they love one another unconditionally. Therefore it is revealed to us in this scene that they are truly in love.
Juliet confesses her love for Romeo in her soliloquy. She says how her love resembles the sea when she says “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep, the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite”. This statement refers to her infinite love for Romeo. This is a bold statement to make after only knowing Romeo for one night, and so, we as an audience must believe that she truly loves Romeo.
Romeo describes Juliet as a light in darkness.He does this to express how he feels Juliet is different from all the other women in Verona and to display Juliet’s beauty. We can see this when he says ‘But soft, what light through the yonder window breaks? It is the east , and Juliet is the sun’. Romeo sees Juliet as his source of light. This tells us that he is truly in love as he refers to their love as radiant and life giving like the sun.
Shakespeare uses religious language and metaphors to describe the love between Romeo and Juliet in this scene. Romeo calls Juliet a ’saint’ and a ’bright angel’. Shakespeare uses these images to show us that Romeo does not just love Juliet, he worships her. Romeo also uses phrases like eyes of heaven when describing Juliet to display her beauty. He also uses the description of Juliet as a messenger of heaven making this once again shows how special and sacred she is to Romeo. Romeo uses all these pure and religious metaphors to express that his love for Juliet is like no other and by doing this he makes the pair seem sacred, pure and holy, almost as if they are not human.
In conclusion, this scene shows us the start of a new chapter in Romeo and Juliets relationship. It shows us their attraction to each other and their desire to never be parted. We learn this through their confessions of love for one another, Romeo’s use of metaphors and Juliet’s soliloquy. I personally find this moment between Romeo and Juliet quite moving as their love seems to be quite solid,raw and true. It is quite admirable for a couple to establish such deep connection particularly when they face such a divide between their families.
