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Light/Dark Imagery. One of the play’s most consistent visual motifs is the contrast between light and dark, often in terms of night/day imagery. This contrast is not given a particular metaphoric meaning—light is not always good, and dark is not always evil. On the contrary, light and dark are generally used to provide a sensory contrast ...
Motif #9. Imagery of Birds. The use of the imagery of birds to convey meanings is another minor motif in Macbeth. When King Duncan is assassinated, Lady Macbeth hears the sound of a shrieking owl saying that the owl is a “fatal bellman.”. It means the bird announces death of somebody.
Juliet is the light that frees him from the darkness of his perpetual melancholia. In the famous balcony scene Romeo associates Juliet with sunlight, "It is the east and Juliet is the sun!" (2.2.3), daylight, "The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars/As daylight doth a lamp" (2.2.20-1), and the light emanating from angels, "O speak ...
The action is bookended by a pair of bloody battles: in the first, Macbeth defeats the invaders; in the second, he is slain and beheaded by Macduff. In between is a series of murders: Duncan, Duncan’s chamberlains, Banquo, Lady Macduff, and Macduff’s son all come to bloody ends. By the end of the action, blood seems to be everywhere.
Romeo and Juliet deeply explores the different perspectives on love, revealing that it isn’t just about romantic passion. Each character brings a unique perspective on love, making it a multi-dimensional theme in the play. Romeo sees love as a liberating force, empowering him to rise above challenges. He likens it to having “light wings”.
Discussion of themes and motifs in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. eNotes critical analyses help you gain a deeper understanding of Romeo and Juliet so you can excel on your essay or test.
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Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes. Letters, Messages, and Tokens Twelfth Night features a great variety of messages sent from one character to another—sometimes as letters and other times in the form of tokens.
