Use Of Irony And Death Imagery In Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare

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Shakespeare uses irony and dark and death imagery to reflect the hopelessness of Romeo’s situations. For example, When Romeo is talking about Juliet lying there he says, “For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes/This vault a feasting presence full of light./Death, lie thou there, by a dead man interr'd.” This shows how Romeo is affected by seeing Juliet in the tomb making him feel anguished. Moreover, Shakespeare uses dark and death imagery to show how alone he feels. For instance, when Romeo says, “Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide!/Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on/The dashing rocks thy sea-sick weary bark!/Here's to my love!” This demonstrates how solitary Romeo feels and how he immensely wants to be with Juliet. Therefore,

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