Romeo and Juliet Group

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tamm64
tamm64
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High School - 9th Grade

In regard to the crypt, what metaphor does Romeo create?

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Posted by tamm64 on Monday April 27, 2009 at 1:46 PM and tagged with metaphor, romeo and juliet.

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  1. accessteacher
    accessteacher Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    A metaphor is a direct comparison that is asserted, normally between two un-like objects, without using the words "like" or "as". It is a bit difficult to be sure of which metaphor you are after as you provide no reference, howerver, Romeo in Act V scene 3, just after he has bade farewell to Balthasar, uses a series of metaphors to compare the crypt to an enormous mouth and a womb of death:

    Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death,

    Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth,

    Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open,

    And in despite I'll cram thee with more food.

    Note the comparison here - Romeo is saying that the crypt is like some huge monster living underground, who has "gorged" himself with the "dearest morsel of the earth" - ie Juliet. Romeo has his course set for death now, thus he says he will open the jaws of this monster and give it more food.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/romeo
    http://www.enotes.com/romeo/act-v-scene-3-summary-analysis

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    Posted by accessteacher on Monday April 27, 2009 at 1:55 PM