Romeo responds to Juliet’s plea to cast off his name, surprising her, since she thought she was alone. She wonders how he found her and he tells her that love led him to her. Juliet admits she feels as strongly about Romeo as he professes he loves her, but she worries Quotation Meaning Key Effect word(s)/technique(s) soft! what light But wait, what’s that Light imagery ‘But, through yonder light in the window Metaphor is – ‘Juliet window breaks? over there? It is the the sun’ It is the east, and east, and Juliet is the Juliet is the sun.’ sun. is my lady, O, it is Oh, there’s my lady! Exclamations ‘It my love! Oh, it is my love. Oh, O, that she knew she I wish she knew how were!’ much I love her. of the fairest Two of the brightest ‘Two stars in all the stars in the whole heaven, sky had to go away Having some on business, and business, do entreat they’re asking her her eyes eyes to twinkle in To twinkle in their their places until spheres till they they return. return’ brightness of her The brightness of her ‘The cheek would shame cheeks would those stars, outshine the stars As daylight doth a the way the sun lamp’ outshines a lamp. Quotation Key Effect word(s)/technique(s) soft! what light Light imagery ‘But, through yonder window Metaphor is – ‘Juliet breaks? the sun’ It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.’
Romeo responds to Juliet’s plea to cast off his name, surprising her, since she thought she was alone. She wonders how he found her and he tells her that love led him to her. Juliet admits she feels as strongly about Romeo as he professes he loves her, but she worries Quotation Meaning Key word(s)/technique(s) Effect ‘But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.’ But wait, what’s that light in the window over there? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Light imagery Metaphor – ‘Juliet is the sun’ ‘It is my lady, O, it is my love! O, that she knew she were!’ Oh, there’s my lady! Oh, it is my love. Oh, I wish she knew how much I love her. Exclamations ‘Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, Having some business, do entreat her eyes To twinkle in their spheres till they return’ Two of the brightest stars in the whole sky had to go away on business, and they’re asking her eyes to twinkle in their places until they return. ‘The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars, As daylight doth a lamp’ The brightness of her cheeks would outshine the stars the way the sun outshines a lamp. Quotation Key word(s)/technique(s) Effect ‘But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.’ Light imagery Metaphor – ‘Juliet is the sun’
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