Significance of Time in Shakespeare’s Tragedy, Romeo and Juliet In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses metaphors, irony and oxymorons through the characters of Romeo, Juliet and Friar Laurence in order to real the theme of time. Shakespeare uses Romeo to challenge the theme of time using metaphors and irony with being constricted by time, but also being impulsive. In Act III scene ii, Romeo revengefully murders Tybalt justifying his best friend, Mercutio, who Tybalt has murdered, and Romeo is banished from Verona as consequence. “Else, when he is found, that hour is his last./ Bear hence this body, and attend our will./ Mercy but murders pardoning those that kill” (1095). The irony Shakespeare attributes in this scene is to emphasizes Romeo will will be
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Romeo.
Friar Laurence. How long hath he been there?
Balthasar. Full half an hour.
Friar Laurence. Go with me to the vault.
Balthasar. I dare not, sir./ My master knows not but I am gone hence,/ And fearfully did menace me with death If I did stay to look on his intents.
The irony Shakespeare directs to the condescendingly failure of Friar Laurence’s plan to be at the Capulet’s tomb before Romeo arrives, or Juliet wakes up from the potion. Friar Laurence is related to the theme of time because he was out of time to insure Romeo received the correct letter, and to be at the Capulet’s tomb. The significance of time Shakespeare uses broadly is Romeo and Juliet both being very young, not having enough time to experience life. While we would now never put the pressures on young adolescents to engage in marriage, Romeo and Juliet were both being pushed to be married. Time in the play reflects modern truth in society because it is widely important for us a person to take large amounts of time to make life changing decisions. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses the theme of time through Juliet, Romeo, and Friar Laurence to focus on the tragedies caused by impulsive, or non effective long term
Romeo.
Friar Laurence. How long hath he been there?
Balthasar. Full half an hour.
Friar Laurence. Go with me to the vault.
Balthasar. I dare not, sir./ My master knows not but I am gone hence,/ And fearfully did menace me with death If I did stay to look on his intents.
The irony Shakespeare directs to the condescendingly failure of Friar Laurence’s plan to be at the Capulet’s tomb before Romeo arrives, or Juliet wakes up from the potion. Friar Laurence is related to the theme of time because he was out of time to insure Romeo received the correct letter, and to be at the Capulet’s tomb. The significance of time Shakespeare uses broadly is Romeo and Juliet both being very young, not having enough time to experience life. While we would now never put the pressures on young adolescents to engage in marriage, Romeo and Juliet were both being pushed to be married. Time in the play reflects modern truth in society because it is widely important for us a person to take large amounts of time to make life changing decisions. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses the theme of time through Juliet, Romeo, and Friar Laurence to focus on the tragedies caused by impulsive, or non effective long term