Romeo and Juliet: Analysis of the Imagery and the Theme

Analysis of Romeo and Juliet

I.Introduction of the author

William Shakespeare is universally regarded as the greatest dramatist and the finest poet of the English language. He lived in England during the Queen Elizabeth I of which was also considered as the Elizabethan Age as a peak of English culture. He was named on April 26, 1564 in the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon and buried there on April 25, 1616, and died at the age of 52. William Shakespeare was the eldest son and the third of eight children. His father, John Shakespeare, was a Glover, a tanner and a local prominent merchant who was later granted arms, acknowledged as a gentleman. Shakespeare's mother, Mary Arden, was left with money and some properties that her father gave her before his death, therefore, Shakespeare grew up in a fairly rich family. He was probably educated at the local grammar school in Stratford; he had also learned Latin, Greek and the language of ancient Rome there. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582, when she was 26 years old and pregnant, he was only 18. They had three children.

To a certain extent, his life is a mystery to some scholars and critics; they have said that some of Shakespeare's works might have been written by other authors. These critics have the guess that Shakespeare was given only an average education and was born a son of a tradesman, and could not have been the brilliant author of the splendid work that was published in 1623.but these critics were finally proved to be wrong. Shakespeare is not only the greatest but also the most powerful and influential of the English writers and poets; he is the master of early modern English, with his profound understanding of human nature and his ability to create such vivid and interesting characters. Shakespeare definitely has had a directly significant influence in the shaping of English literature and the development of the English language.

From 1590 to 1613, he created totally...