Romeo and Juliet is one of the many plays written by William Shakespeare. It begins with a street fight-break out in the Italian City of Verona, between the servants and the members itself, of two noble families, which have been enemies for a long time; the Montagues and the Capulets. In Romeo and Juliet the playwright William Shakespeare uses light imagery to bring through the theme of love and emphasize the effect of an unnaturally rushed love.

             The use of light imagery develops the theme of love as Shakespeare uses it to represent love. An example of this is when Romeo says (I.v.43), "O she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night." He is talking about Juliet and what he means is that Juliet, because her love is so bright, should show the torches how to really burn bright; in other words Romeo is saying that she is much brighter than all the torches. Later on, Romeo repeats his thoughts again and says (II.i.43), "It is the east and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon." By saying this Romeo compares Juliet with the sun and with the brightness the sun gives away; he is saying that Juliet gives as much love as the sun does light. At almost the very end of the play, when Page enters the vault he says (V.iii.172), "This is the place; there, where the torch doth burn." With what he says he brings through to the reader that although both Romeo and Juliet are now dead, they have finally found the place where their light can burn forever; meaning there is nothing that can stop their love from breaking or getting hurt anymore. Shakespeare is very successful at using light imagery to bring through to the readers the deep feeling of love between Romeo and Juliet in this play.

             William Shakespeare uses light imagery to emphasize the effect of an unnaturally rushed love. An example of this is when Juliet says (II.