What Does Shakespeare Have To

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his audience to think
certain things about his characters through their use of language. We
see this happening in our first meeting with Romeo when his use of
oxymorons, 'feather of lead' and 'cold fire', whilst talking of Rosalind
and his love for her lead the audience to believe that Romeo is in love
with the idea of being in love and therefore the only love he feels for
Rosalind is puppy love and not true love. We can also see innocence and
unawareness of what can feel like in the character of Juliet when
she tells her mother that she will not 'endart mine eye' until her parents
consent gives the relationship the 'strength to make it fly'.
From the moment the two 'star-crossed lovers' meet we see their
attitudes to love change dramatically, in a very short space of time as
the love they feel for each other blossoms. Romeo's language changes
from being full of oxymorons to a manner in which he speaks of Juliet
as a 'rich jewel' and someone who would 'teach ...

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and telling Romeo 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy.' By
saying this she would be labelled as traitor by her family which leaves
the audience in no doubt that the love she feels for Romeo is true. We
are shown this transformation in Juliet because Shakespeare is trying to
tell us that we cannot pick who we fall in love with. He is also saying
that as Romeo and Juliet's love is so strong their predicament in
coming from families that have an 'ancient grudge' against one another
only serves to make both of them, in particular Juliet, stronger. We can
see another example of Juliet's strength when she makes a stand against
her father and tells him that if she has to marry Paris he ...

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