Act I Scene II: Confessions in the Dark

When reading Romeo and Juliet's love scene (Act 2 Scene 2) we think of one of Shakespeare's most famous scenes in all of his plays. The image that comes to mind is forbidden love and that very theme has been carried over to countless other stories. Shakespeare's message is to convey the fact that love is love regardless of what people say. To me, when I read this scene, a picture of rose comes up with stars in the background. When I googled it, the closest thing that came up was the image to the right. We see a rose almost as of it was painted with a galaxy brush. I think that this image is an accurate representation of this scene for a couple of reasons. First of all, the stars are very reminiscent of Shakespeare's famous saying - "star-crossed lovers"- which used to denote the fact that their love was fate. Next, we all understand that the rose is the classic symbol of love. However, I believe that the colours of this specific rose symbolize Romeo and Juliet's  love. The darker colours (black and blue) symbolize that their love is still in the shadows as it is forbidden. I wished that I was able to find a younger rose to show that their love was still new and still 'budding' into this world. Overall, I believe that this image truly describes the central idea in Romeo and Juliet's balcony scene.