“Away from light steals my heavy son, /And private in his chamber pens himself, /Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out, /And makes himself an artificial night.Black and portentous must this humor prove /Unless good counsel may the cause remove” (1.1, 127-130).

Light and Dark Imagery:

Light and Dark Imagery:

“These happy masks that kiss fair ladies’ brows,being black, puts us in mind they hide the fair.” (1.1, 221-224).

Light and Dark Imagery:

“At my poor house look to behold this nightEarth-treading stars that make dark heaven light (1.2, 25-26)

Light and Dark Imagery:

“One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sunNe’er saw her match since first the world begun.” (1.2, 94-95).

Light and Dark Imagery:

“Give me a torch, I am not for this ambling.Being but heavy, I will bear the light” (1.4, 11-12).

Light and Dark Imagery:

“I fear too early, for my mind misgivesSome consequence yet hanging in the starsShall bitterly begin his fearful dateWith this night’s reveals, and expire the termOf a despised life closed in my breastBy some vile forfeit of untimely death” (1.4, 107-112).

Light and Dark Imagery:Oh, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” (1.5, 42).

Light and Dark Imagery:

“But soft what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun” (2.2, 1-2).

Light and Dark Imagery:

“I have night’s cloak to hide me from their eyes,And but thou love me, let them find me here.My life were better ended by their hateThan death prorogued, wanting of thy love” (2.2, 75-78)

Light and Dark Imagery:

“This day’s black fate on more days doth depend.This but begins the woe others must end” (2.6, 81-82)

Light and Dark Imagery:“Spread close thy curtain, love-performing night,That runaways’ eyes may wink, and RomeoLeap to these arms, untalked of an unseen.” (3.1, 5-7)

Light and Dark Imagery:“Come, civil night, Thou sober suited matron, all in black,And learn me how to lose a winning matchPlayed for a pair of stainless maidenheads.” (3.1, 10-13)

“What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word,As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.Have at thee, coward!” (1.1, 60-61).

Family Honor/Love:

Family Honor/Love:

“Patience perforce with willful choler meetingMakes my flesh tremble in their different greeting.I will withdraw, but this intrusion shallNow seeming sweet, convert to bitterest gall” (1.5, 88-91)

Family Honor/Love:

“My only love sprung from my only hate!” (1.5, 138)

“Deny thy father and refuse they name.Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,And I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (2.2, 34-36)

Family Honor/Love:

Family Honor/Love:

“I take thee at thy word.Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized.Henceforth I never will be Romeo” (2.2, 49-51)

“Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate,O anything of nothing first created!O heavy lightness, serious vanity,Misshaped chaos of well seeming forms!Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!This love I feel, that feel no love in this” (1.1, 166-173).

Unrequited Love:

Unrequited Love:

“I’ll go along, no such sight to be shown,But to rejoice in splendor of mine own” (1.2, 102-103)

“Then move not, while my prayer’s effect I take.Thus from my lips, by thine, my sin is purged” (1.5, 105-106)

Romantic Love:

Romantic Love:

“My only love sprung from my only hate!” (1.5, 138)

Romantic Love:

“Can I go forward when my heart is here?Turn back, dull earth, and find thy center out” (2.1, 1-2)

Romantic Love:

“I pray thee, chide me not. Her I love nowDoth grade for grace and love for love allow.The other did not so. ” (2.3, 85-87)

“I have night’s cloak to hide me from their eyes,And but thou love me, let them find me here.My life were better ended by their hateThan death prorogued, wanting of thy love” (2.2, 75-78)

Romantic Love:

Romantic Love:

“Then love-devouring death do what he dare;It is enough I may but call her mine” (2.6, 7-8)

Romantic Love:“For, by your leaves, you shall not stay aloneTill holy church incorporate two in one” (2.6, 36-37)

“Draw, Benvolio. Beat down their weapons.Gentleman, for shame! Forbear this outrage.Tybalt. Mercutio! The Prince expressly hath Forbidden bandying in Verona streets. (3.1, 53-56)

Friendship:

Friendship:

“Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm” (2.6, 72-73)

Friendship:

“This day’s black fate on more days doth depend.This but begins the woe others must end” (2.6, 81-82)

Friendship:

“Oh I am fortune’s fool!” (3.1, 98)

“Then move not, while my prayer’s effect I take.Thus from my lips, by thine, my sin is purged” (1.5, 105-106)

Decisions based on emotions:

Decisions based on emotions:“My only love sprung from my only hate!” (1.5, 138)

Decisions based on emotions:

“Can I go forward when my heart is here?Turn back, dull earth, and find thy center out” (2.1, 1-2)

Decisions based on emotions:

“Hence I will to my ghostly friar’s close cell,His help to crave and my dear hap to tell” (2.2, 191-192)

“Then plainly know my heart’s dear love is setOn the fair daughter of rich Capulet.As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine,And all combined, save what thou must combineBy holy marriage” (2.3, 57-61)

Decisions based on emotions:

Decisions based on emotions:

“Hie to high fortune! Honest Nurse, farewell” (2.5, 71)

Decisions based on emotions:

“For, by your leaves, you shall not stay aloneTill holy church incorporate two in one” (2.6, 36-37)

“Oh I am fortune’s fool!” (3.1, 98)

Decisions based on emotions: