The sun of my mountain.

If you are asked to depict the play ROMEO AND JULIET within one word, what profound vocabulary would you like to pick from the dictionary? As for me, the first volunteer jumps out from my brain is “mountain”. In the full sense of the word “mountain”, there should be lands a lot higher than flats; there should be cliffs a lot more dangerous than stairs; there should be fog a lot heavier than that in cities. Nevertheless, there are also forests providing residence for fairies; there are rivers singing songs of happiness; furthermore, there are high peaks reaching the bright, fantastic sun. You can find all these features of mountains in this play, which I will explain little by little. Although climbing the mountain is tough in many ways, I still appreciate the precious experience, which makes me admire, makes me laugh and makes me think deeply.

To start with, it is acknowledged that no matter old or young, cynical or secular, silent or outgoing, every woman would not be able to refuse Romeo’s confession of love in Act 2 Scene 2. In fact, despite the “resentment” I have for the old English and the way Romeo speaks, which are high lands and dangerous cliffs needed to be cross over, I would immediately fall in love with Romeo, who expresses his love straightly and romantically. The peck of the speech, in my opinion, is when Romeo says:”It is the east, and Juliet is the sun(2.2 3).” Not only the “moon(2.2 4)” that Romeo mentions is jealous, even me envious Juliet when reading Romeo’s confession. Juliet must be the happiest woman in the world, who has a lover regards her as the brightest, the most important thing in the world. 

Since Juliet is in fact a young girl, many of her behavior and language are cute and innocent which attract me more than any other description of her. After sending the Nurse to Romeo, Juliet become nervous and diffident, not as calm like a princess as usual: “In half an hour she promised to return. Perchance she cannot meet him. That’s not so(2.5 2).” In this scene, Juliet is murmuring all the time, worrying about what happens to Nurse and Romeo. This behavior is exactly what people do when falling in love with others. It is clear that when you fall in love with some one, you will lose the ability to control your emotion. Juliet’s behavior suggests that she wholeheartedly loves Romeo and cannot help thinking about him. 

Can you match the features of mountains with the play ROMEO AND JULIET now? Let’s see if you are doing correctly. The high lands are the old English; the cliffs are the indirect way those characters uses to speak; the fog, as you can see, is the mysterious plot that leads our emotions all the time. The fairies, clearly, are those characters with various traits; the songs of happiness represent youth, innocent and friendship which occur through the entire play. Last but not least, the high peaks are representations of love, which could get over death, pass through evil and light up the world. Climbing the mountain with me and feel the masterpiece in the world!