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How does this section of Romeo and Juliet reflect upon and illuminate the text?
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ENGLISH COURSEWORK ESSAY (ROMEO & JULIET) How does this section of Romeo and Juliet reflect upon and illuminate the text? The characters are utilised by Shakespeare to highlight a sense of loss and desperation. The "Captain" who is a neutral figure, expresses a sense of remorse and sadness when he sees Romeo and Juliet's dead bodies as a "pitiful site", also illuminating a sense of universal suffering. Juliet's "newly dead" body is used so that the agony and pain of her death is felt again universally. Romeo and Juliet are described as "piteous woes" which portrays them as one and as abstractions of sadness which emphasises the loss and despair of a romantic pair. The words "trembles, sighs and weeps" are listed characteristics of suffering used to highlight a sense of loss and nervousness. The shock and astonishment of Romeo and Juliet's death is highlighted by the repetition of "dead" showing...
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