Through dialogue and monologue, Shakespeare allows the public to understand the main action and appreciate the character’s inner state and feelings. Thus, the author uses monologue and soliloquy in Romeo’s speech in the following lines:
“He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she.
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Her vestal livery is but sick and green,
And none but fools do wear it; cast it off ”(Shakespeare 2.2. 1-5).
This excerpt uses elements such as monologue and soliloquy because there are no more than five lines and no one can hear them. Juliet becomes the meaning of all life for Romeo; she is the light that illuminates all adversity. This is like speaking to the sun because she is his sunshine. It is essential to state that Juliet does not hear the monologue, so it is a soliloquy. The woman is not as beautiful as the sun, but Romeo operates such hyperbole to demonstrate Juliet’s loveliness. Shakespeare also uses asides in the play so that the audience can understand the characters’ emotions more accurately. An example is a line: “Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?” (Shakespeare 2.2. 35-40). It is a short phrase that Romeo says to himself, and in this way, his inner state and reflections become more understandable to the reader. Furthermore, shortly afterward, Romeo and Juliet engage in a particularly appropriate dialogue that reveals their sincere feelings and emotions. It becomes clear that Romeo is even ready to renounce his name because the main thing for him is to be loved by Juliet. Therefore, through the use of monologues, dialogues, asides, and soliloquies, Shakespeare conveys the characters’ thoughts very accurately and permitted the audience to delve into their experiences and inner world. It is through these elements that the essence of the work becomes clear and touches the finest strings of the soul.
Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. Dover Publications, 1993.