Juliet stands out conspicuously amidst others in the dark night, lit up by torches in the room. As we know, an African lady is black in complexion. In these lines, the phrases ‘cheek of the night’ and ‘Ethiope’s ear’ apparently refer to the darkness of the night personified as an African/Ethiopian lady. It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night The first simile is deployed in the lines Romeo uses two similes to describe Juliet’s extraordinary beauty. Romeo’s appreciation of Juliet’s beauty is expressed through images. What similes does Romeo use to convey Juliet’s beauty? The phrase ‘face of heaven’ signifies the moonlit night sky. What do you think the phrase ‘face of heaven’ signifies? The line, ‘Did my heart love till now?’ conveys ‘the measure has done’, connotes the completion ofĪ. ‘for earth too dear’ suggests that the lady’s beauty is (c) her beauty surpasses the brightness of a light. her beauty surpasses the brightness of a light her beauty is capable of enabling the torches to bum brightĬ. Juliet’s glow is brighter than the light of the torch.ī. The phrase, “teach the torches to bum bright” suggests:Ī.
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