Analyze a technique used to show changes in a character, and why these changes were important to the text as a whole.
Comparable to little, Shakespeare's work has stood the test of time, and not due to luck. It is the technical aspects applied to plot and character that drives the unique form of narrative which holds the interest of the audience. An interesting aspect of Shakespeare's work is the depth given to characters, and the significant changes that are made to these characters under certain circumstances. Shakespeare was able to use techniques to highlight these changes, and thus make them more effective and apparent to the audience, whilst letting the continually drive the plot forward. This is particularly relevant to the changes the character Romeo undergoes in Romeo and Juliet.
In modern day films, mood and atmosphere is created through various techniques, one that is more predominant is lighting. Now instead of using lighting in its physical form, Shakespeare used written techniques to create light and dark imagery to highlight change in characters. It is important to look at the significance of this technique, and the symbolism associated with it. Light and darkness usually have very definitive meanings in human psychology. Traditionally, light is considered "good" because it allows us to perceive the world around us and to work within it. Conversely, dark is usually viewed as "evil" due to our inability to see and the fear that such a state brings. Thus day and night, which are distinguished by the amount of light available, have similar connotations.
At the beginning of the play Romeo is creating himself an artificial night, in which to hide from the world, and drown in his sorrow "Many a morning hath he there been seen / With tears augmenting the fresh morning's dew, / Adding to clouds and more clouds with his deep sighs; / But all so soon as the all- cheering sun / Should in the farthest east began to draw / The...