There is a
great deal ofin Shakespeare's . When trying to find examples of imagery in
this or any other Shakespeare play, it is a good idea to look to the major monologues. In these
speeches, characters are generally alone as they examine their own emotions, which allows
imagery and poetic language to abound.
In and ,some
prime examples can be found in 's "Queen Mab" speech in act 1, scene 4, and in several
of Juliet's monologues: in "Gallop Apace" in act 3, scene 2, she entreats nighttime to
come faster so she and Romeo can consummate their marriage. In doing so, she employs lots of
imagery of light versus dark and night versus day. In her "What if this mixture do not work
at all?"in act 4, scene 3, in which she fears she will either die from 's potion or wake up
too early in her family's tomb, she uses lots of death imagery to express her fears.
A specific example from Mercutio's speech, in which he argues that
Romeo's...
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