As the goddess of dawn, I draw the shady curtains starting in the East.
Aurora
As the goddess of chastity, I protect Rosaline from Romeo.
Diana
I am a type of allusion that follows Roman and Greek gods.
mythological
As a famous lover, Shakespeare alludes to my story.
Thisbe/Cleopatra/Hero
I am the Biblical reference Shakespeare alludes to when he writes, "Then, dreadful trumpet, sound the general doom!
apocalypse/armageddon
Lines like, "If he to me married my grave is like to be my wedding bed" will make me Juliet's ultimate husband
death
The use of plants like Rosemary may make you think of both of me.
weddings and funerals
Friar Laurence uses these two items to foreshadow the untimely demise of Romeo and Juliet's marriage
fire and powder
As Mercutio's curse, I afflict both families and ultimately prevent the delivery of Romeo's letter
the plague
Lines like " Hath thou no poison mixed, no sharp-ground knife" ultimately reveal what I am.
Weapons that kill Romeo and Juliet
How you would be if someone bit his thumb at you in Shakespeare's day
insulted
I am a device that allows Love to spring from hate
oxymoron
As a literary device, I say that a person like Paris is a book
metaphor
As a literary device, I say that Romeo's man as true as steel
simile
I play with two meanings of one word like "temper" and "Execution
pun
As a poetic structure, I rhyme like this: "And, as he fell, did Romeo turn and fly. This is the truth, or let Benvolio die.
a couplet
As a poetic structure, I rhyme like this: "I'll go along, no such sight to be shown, But to rejoice in splendor of mine own.
heroic couplet
As a poetic structure, I rhyme like this: "Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie, (A) And young affection gapes to be his heir. (B) That fair for which love groaned for and would die, (A) With tender Juliet matched, is now not fair." (B)
a quatrain
As a poetic structure, Shakespeare uses me for significant scenes like Romeo and Juliet's first kiss
Shakespearean sonnet
Shakespeare uses me to reveal the uneducated characters in the play
prose
I am a symbol of the Capulets, like young Juliet who is "mewed up to her heaviness
cats
I am a symbol of the Montagues, like young Romeo who has "R" sound for a name
dogs
Because Juliet lights up Romeo's life, I am a symbol for Juliet
the sun
Whether it's doves, ravens, larks, nightingales, falcons, or wanton pets, I represent Romeo and Juliet
(love) birds
Because I am in full bloom, I symbolize people in the prime
a flower
Like taxes, I'm a theme, that can't be avoided.
death
I am what Juliet says best when she says, "what must be, shall be.
fate
I am always misleading people, even Shakespeare. While most holy people are expected to not use me, I trick Shakespeare into making the friar use me to bring the families together.
deception
As a theme, I pre-date OSU-Michigan, the Hatfields and the McCoys and even the Montagues and Capulets.
rivalry
A few seconds more and you might miss the fact that I was a major theme in Romeo and Juliet.
timing