Romeo And Juliet Figurative Language

Although Act 1, Scene 4 may not appear to be very significant in the development of the story line, it serves very well in giving the foreshadowing of Romeo’s fate. It also exhibits to audience the disparity between what the characters are physically saying compared to what they are figuratively trying to portray.

In the beginning of act 1 scene 4, Romeo and his group journey to the Capulet's’ feast. Romeo is still melancholic at this time. He claims he is so saddened that he must not dance at the Ball. Mercutio taunts Romeo about his grief. Mercutio does this by changing everything Romeo pronounces to him into multiple sexual jokes and constantly uses figurative language to prove his point. This confirms how little Mercutio believe in love, which points out how Mercutio's character contradicts the whole point of the story. These jokes made by Mercutio also demonstrates language and wordplay throughout the scene. Words or phrases which previously meant something soon have a deeper meaning. I personally believe this idea as a whole represents something deep. This proposition of having fun with words intention is to show the rebellion against society and its vision of how things should be. The significance of language entitles characters to moments of escape in the

extreme overwhelming world of love, this allows them to be in a more happier place.
In Act 1 Scene 4 Romeo claims multiple times he has anxieties about attending the ball.

This foreshadows his fate that is to come soon. From the beginning of the story when the author states two star-crossed lovers will die there fate is sealed. No matter how hard the characters try to escape this they will never succeed. The audience feels this tension too because we want them to have a happy ending but we know this will never be the case. The reasons these statements mean anything is because when more parts of the story hint towards their fate everything gains more power and the fait becomes closer and closer. This is why it is not the fairy tale of Romeo and Juliet it is the tragedy of Romeo and

Juliet.
When Nearing the end of Scene 4 in Act 1 With his strong wit and obvious contrast with every character in the whole story Mercutio powerfully delivers his Queen Mab speech. He takes a quite happy tale for children and uses metaphorical language to twist it into something with a darker meaning about love and sex. This speech is used reveal mankind's dark desires. Aswell, The speech mocks the ideals of society and its ideas of love. This rhetoric is used to prove what society is doing is just a mask to hide its true sickening identity.
To conclude, In Act 1 Scene 4 though it may not seem very important to the progression of the story it actually holds many key principles and themes that the author was deeply trying to portray.