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Any mistakes or wrong interpretations, in this presentation are due to the ignorance of, Sreenivasa Murthy R, Tumakuru., , PUC II YEAR, , Roseline. There he sees Juliet on the dance floor and is fascinated, by her beauty. After the dance he learns that she is the daughter of, Lord Capulet. She feels attracted to the man from the enemy family., The following verses express their implicit feelings for one another., , ROMEO :, , Similes used, , O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! Teacher to torches, a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear, It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night, a snowy dove trooping with crows., Juliet is not hanging As a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear Teacher to torches: her radiant beauty is brighter, on the cheek of night., than, the torches., Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear., It looks like, A rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear: a bright jewel on, So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, (seems) as if she, the backdrop of black colour., is hanging upon, As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows., A snowy dove trooping with crows: a white dove, the cheek of night The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand,on the backdrop of black crows., setting her bright, The colour contrasts are used to magnify Juliet's, beauty on the, And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand., beauty., backdrop of, Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight,, night. (Using, contrasting colour For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night., combination to, glorify her beauty., , (Act - I, Scene – V), , Meausre done: In archaic (Old) English, measure means travel over. Here it refers, to the ball (dance programme that was going on.), , ***, JULIET :, , Romeo wants to shake hands with Juliet. In other words, he wants to, meet her. The expression "make blessed my rude hand" suggests that, Juliet's touch has a divine power., , Come night, come Romeo; come, thou day in night,, For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night, Whiter than new snow on a raven's back., Come, gentle night; come, loving, black-browed night,, Give me my Romeo, and when I shall die Juliet asks the 'black-browed night, Take him and cut him out in little stars, to give her, her Romeo., And he will make the face of heaven so fine, That all the world will be in love with night, And pay no worship to the garish sun., (Act - III, Scene - II), 2
