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Purity and innocence
- Lilies, as mentioned above, represent purity and innocence: Florizel and Perdita agree to wait until marriage to consummate their relationship.
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A summary of Symbols in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare weaves floral symbolism throughout the play; Romeo, the object of Juliet's affection, is considered a "rose" -- a specific flower that symbolizes beauty and love, while Juliet's...
- Jennifer Brozak
Romeo and Juliet subverts traditional symbols of light and dark. Generally, light represents goodness and hope, while dark signifies confusion and danger. Shakespeare upends these common associations, however, as day and bright lights are portrayed as negative in the play.
Romeo and Juliet complicates traditional notions of light versus dark and day versus night. Light is typically a symbol of openness, purity, hope, and good fortune, while dark often represents confusion, obscurity, and doom.
Romeo and Juliet are consistently comparing one another to different forms of light, including the sun, the stars, and the moon, emphasizing the sense of "illumination" they get from each other. However, the light/dark imagery is not used in a traditional, moral sense in the play: light does not always indicate good, and dark does not always ...
Apr 29, 2021 · For the lilies, Crane chooses three female figures. They are half-human, half-flower and represent the words 'lilies of all kinds'. Two of the figures, both standing, represent the white lily. The flowers’ blossoms are part of their attire: their bodices and headgear are made of lilies.
Key symbols include light and darkness, representing the contrasting aspects of Romeo and Juliet's relationship; poison, symbolizing both the literal and metaphorical toxicity of their...
