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JBordignon_Shakespeare's Language of Love
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Up to 4BLS - Shakespeare's Language of Love
On a moonlight evening, Romeo hears Juliet. The girl is talking about the love he feels for Romeo, who loves Juliet too. Romeo begins to speak of their love with a monologue to Juliet. Their families, the Montagues and Capulets, they hate each other, and their love is complicated.
The girl says that the names are not important, that would be smelling a rose by any other name, and hopes that Romeo is ready to renounce his surname, as she would, too. Romeo defines Juliet as a flash that illuminates the night and that she is like a flower. These two are metaphors. The text is characterized by hyperbole and metaphor, with a language rich in metaphors and figures of speech.
The girl says that the names are not important, that would be smelling a rose by any other name, and hopes that Romeo is ready to renounce his surname, as she would, too. Romeo defines Juliet as a flash that illuminates the night and that she is like a flower. These two are metaphors. The text is characterized by hyperbole and metaphor, with a language rich in metaphors and figures of speech.