When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare to her?

, never at a
loss for words, comparesto the morning sun rising in the east. As if that were not enough, Romeo
then compares Juliet's eyes to twinkling stars, saying they are so bright they must be
substituting for real stars that are away on business:

Two of the
fairest stars in all the heaven,

Having some business, do entreat her eyes

To twinkle in their
spheres till they return.

Not being one to stop when he is on a roll, Romeo goes to say the brightness of
Juliet's cheeks would shame the stars, just as the brightness of the sun overshadows a lamp. He
states that the brightness of her eye is so like the sun that the birds, if they saw it, would
think it was morning and start to sing.

In other
words, Romeo is enraptured by Juliet's beauty. He is as drawn to her as if she were the sun in
the sky and the brightest of all the shining stars. He can't help but be dazzled by her and
wishes he were the glove on her hand so that he could touch her cheek.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

In 1984, is Julia a spy? Please provide specific examples from the book. My teacher says that he knows of 17 pieces of evidence which proves that Julia...

There is some evidence to suggest thatwas a spy throughout 's classic novel . Julia portrays herself as a loyal admirer of Big ...

• Compare and contrast Ulysses and Telemachus in Tennyson's "Ulysses."

  A central theme of "" is that of age: in this poem, we don't encounter the hero of The Iliad and The Odyssey . Rather...
• In "Preludes" by Daryll Delgado, do you think with what happened that some kind of justice was served? Why or why not?

  Daryll Delgado's short story "Preludes" is full of ambiguities and uncertainties. Delgado deliberately leaves the read...
• What is a summary of the poem "The West Wind" by John Masefield?

  A native of the west, the speaker is well familiar with the climate and environment in his homeland when the west wind begins to blo...