Isolation in R&J

Question 1

Juliet and isloation

Answer 1

• symbolised by the contrast between day and night
• She notes that much of their relationship occurs during the night, the darkness hiding their forbidden love.
• With daylight holding connotations of realisation and truth, this could be Shakespeare suggesting that it is the reality of the world they live in, a world that is full of societal expectations and family feuds, that is holding them apart.

Question 2

Romeo and isolation-

Answer 2

• At the beginning of the play Romeo spends much of his
  time alone as he despairs over his unrequited love for
  Rosaline.
• portrayed by Shakespeare as being separate from the other male characters in the play- tries to avoid getting caught up in the male fighting which takes place and in doing so separates himself from the hypermasculine persona the male characters exhibit.