Juliet is like a "dream"
Finishing Act I of William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, We finally have our two main characters, Romeo and Juliet, come across each other during the capulet feast.
This actually was great moment for Romeo and Juliet to meet after Romeo in play Act 1, fell into a bit of sorrow and depression after being rejected by Rosaline, his old love. His cousin, Benvolio, tried very hard to persuade him to be present at the capulet feast to " Forget to think of her" (1.1.233) and "Examine other beauties" (1.1.236) which means Benvolio helping Romeo's depression over Rosaline by making him get over her by some other "beauty" that will be "examined" at the capulet feast. Bingo Benvolio, his plans to get Romeo distracted with some other fish in the sea went smoothy because this girl Romeo had never met before he fell head over heels for her instantly. Romeo to a servant tells that this girl is "As a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear" (1.5.53) and "Beauty too rich for use". (1.5.54) Whats more astonishing is when Romeo wonders if his "heart love till now?"(1.5.59) after one look at Juliet.
This actually was great moment for Romeo and Juliet to meet after Romeo in play Act 1, fell into a bit of sorrow and depression after being rejected by Rosaline, his old love. His cousin, Benvolio, tried very hard to persuade him to be present at the capulet feast to " Forget to think of her" (1.1.233) and "Examine other beauties" (1.1.236) which means Benvolio helping Romeo's depression over Rosaline by making him get over her by some other "beauty" that will be "examined" at the capulet feast. Bingo Benvolio, his plans to get Romeo distracted with some other fish in the sea went smoothy because this girl Romeo had never met before he fell head over heels for her instantly. Romeo to a servant tells that this girl is "As a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear" (1.5.53) and "Beauty too rich for use". (1.5.54) Whats more astonishing is when Romeo wonders if his "heart love till now?"(1.5.59) after one look at Juliet.
This quick interaction Romeo has had with Juliet shows a very romantic scene that reveals Romeos character with his love life side. It has to be that one song that Romeo would put on loop as he walked home from the feast, Eyedress "Something about you".
This song during some lines off the middle with "she looks just like a dream / The prettiest girl I've ever seen" Basically connecting with the way Romeo feels about Juliet Being such a beauty and describing her as a "dream". Here Romeo would be meaning that Juliet is so wonderful and nice to look at as dreamy. Almost as if her existence is so magical and too good to be real as a dream.
The song has also a line that reflects how Juliet could be the only love of Romeos life after he had laid his eyes on her and his "heart love till now" with lyrics "Think I'm gonna love you till im dead".This line indicating that Romeo feels as if Juliet is the only love of his life until he dies.
Also with the lyric " from the cover of a magazine'' basically expressing how beautiful Juliet truly is by using a cover of a "magazine" to describe Juliet almost like a cover girl with rich photographic features of her. Romeo believes " she doth teach the torches to burn bright." (1.5.51) These two lines are connected with each other describing and going more deep into how he thinks of Juliet's beauty . He thinks Juliet as some light instead of darkness when saying
burn bright"
Finally the main chorus of the song, the singers refers to this girl that there is something about her.Basically trying to emphasize that she has something that no other girl has. In this case with Romeo, the love and romance he has with Juliet is about her looks. When he saids "For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night."(1.5.60) basically Romeo agreeing with the lyric "something about you" saying how there is no other beauty compared to Juliet, that only she holds in her that no other girl has.
While we know that they have just met and it has Romeo like this, its in the concept of love at first sight.Nothing too deep in Romeo love for Juliet beside her looks engaging him and keeping his interest.It alright tho for now lets just enjoy Romeo sweet romance melody of Eyedress "something about you".
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