English - notes on Romeo and Juliet Quotes

"For i never saw true beauty 'til this night." Romeo (about Juliet.)

Light / Dark- it is the night time. This is were Romeo changes froma Petarchan goes to being natuarly in love with Juliet. Romeo and Juliet continue to play with metaphor, courtly love, Juliet is a very well know character for Shakespearean Female character, we even know her age and birthday, (very unusual).  Rosaline is now very distant and always was to the reader, she never speaks and Romeo doesn't even speak to her, her just admire her for a distance. True Beauty, true Love!

"Did my heart love 'til now?" - Romeo

Heart symbolises true lovehe moves from being a petrachen lover to having true love for Juliet. He had lusted over Rosaline, using oxymoron when talking about her, "Bright Smoke". this shows a contrast between Mercuito talking about love and Romeo talking about Love, Mercutio has a, masculine perspective, and refer to genitals when talking about love, Romeo talks about the heart. this could suggest that Romeo has matured since finding true love.

"My only Love, sprung from my only hate."- Juliet (about Romeo.)

Conflict, but love. "my" is possessive of Romeo reverses the partiarchy society, links to the last line of the play, "Juliet and HER Romeo." Sprung, strong indication, quick, sudden, a jumping movement. Only - fresh, new. First Love, never been in love and never will be again. She ides, so it is her only Love. Juxtaposition- "love" "Hate". "too early seen unknown and known to late." - once she saw Romeo and Learn who he was (a montague) it was too late she had already fallen for him.

"Love is a smoke, made with the fume of sighs."- Romeo (about Rosaline)

"Love is"- trying to define his feelings, he can only atempt to, he doesn't know what love is, Mercutio describes his as a "Lover in Love with himself." He is at this point a Petrachan Lover. He can see his true feelings…