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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Direct Act 2 Scene 2, the balcony scene Romeo has clambered over the wall into the orchard of the Capulet family when he sees the candlelight appear in Juliet's bedroom window, which he immediately compares to the rising sun; he says, "what light through yonder window breaks?" Though it is late at night and all that is shinning is the moons light, Juliet's surpassing beauty makes Romeo imagine that she is the sun, transforming the darkness into daylight. Romeo says Juliet is the sun and says, "Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon", this is a very strong image and personifies the sun to make it more of a real rival to Juliet's beauty as well as alluding to the violence and tension in the plot. Romeo goes on by personifying the moon, calling it "sick and pale with grief" at the fact that Juliet, the sun,...

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