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    Allusions are brief references to things wellknown, and are one of the literary devices often used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. Mythological and historical allusions used at certain points in the play, although not as often as mythological allusions. Shakespeare often refers to legendary figures at the same time as historical figures.

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    Allusions are brief references to things wellknown, and are one of the literary devices often used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. Mythological and historical allusions used at certain points in the play, although not as often as mythological allusions. Shakespeare often refers to legendary figures at the same time as historical figures.

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    Allusionessay 1

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    Allusions are brief references to things wellknown, and are one of the literary devices often used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. Mythological and historical allusions used at certain points in the play, although not as often as mythological allusions. Shakespeare often refers to legendary figures at the same time as historical figures.

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    Mrs.Hope
    EnglishLPS
    15January2016
    LiteraryAnalysis:ShakespearesUseofAllusionsin
    RomeoandJuliet
    RomeoandJuliet
    ,aplaywrittenbythefamous16centuryEnglishpoetWilliam
    Shakespeare,isaclassicromantictragedy.Fromthebeginningofthestory,itismadeclearthat
    thetaledoesnothaveatypicalhappyending.Thestrongthemesandmotifsthatarecarriedin
    theplayarehelpedtomakeanimpactontheaudiencewiththeuseofallusions.Allusionsare
    briefreferencestothingswellknown,andareoneoftheliterarydevicesoftenusedby
    Shakespearein
    RomeoandJuliet
    .Intheplay,mythologicalandhistoricalallusionsarebothused
    toimpactShakespeareswriting.
    Historicalallusionsareutilizedatcertainpoints,althoughnotasoftenasmythological
    allusions.Shakespeareoftenreferstolegendaryfiguresatthesametimeashistoricalfigures,
    whichcanbeseenwhenMercutioexclaims,Withouthisroe,likeadriedherring:flesh,flesh,
    howartthoufishified!NowisheforthenumbersthatPetrarchflowedin:Lauratohisladywas
    butakitchenwenchmarry,shehadabetterlovetoberhymeherDidoadowdyCleopatraa
    gipsyHelenandHerohildingsandharlotsThisbeagreyeyeorso,butnottothepurpose...to
    BenvolioandRomeo(2.4.3945).ThesereferencesareputtousesothatMercutiocanmakefun
    ofRomeoforleavinghisfriendsattheCapuletpartytospendtimewithRosaline,asMercutio
    believes.WhenPetrarch(afamousItalianRenaissancepoetwhowroteaboutlove)ismentioned
    inconjunctionwithLaura(anidealizedlove),MercutioisteasingRomeosinfatuationwith

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    RosalinebysayingthatLauralookslikeakitchenmaidnexttoRosaline.Hemakeshispoint
    clearerbycomparingRosalinetovariousfamousandbeautifulwomen.NexttoRosaline,hesays
    thatDido(thequeenofCarthage)dressedfrumpily,Cleopatra(pharaohofEgypt)waslikea
    nomad,HelenandHerowereunprincipledandloose.HethensaysthatThisbe(partofapairof
    illfatedloversinamythwrittenbyOvid)mayhavehadblueeyes,butnexttoRomeoslove,
    theydontmatter.ThesehistoricalallusionshelpthereadertounderstandthatRomeoisa
    zealousandbesottedlover,andthatiswhyhisfriendsgoadhim.
    Shakespeareusesmythologicalallusionsthemostinthisplay,mostspecifically
    referencestoRomanmythology.Oneexampleofamythologicalallusioncanbefoundwhen
    Romeosays,Shellnotbehit/WithCupidsarrow.ShehathDianswit...Noropeherlapto
    saintseducinggold...toBenvoliowhiletalkingaboutRosaline,themaidenthatheisinlove
    with(1.1.216,217,222).CupidistheRomangodoflove,andRomeousesthisallusionto
    explainhowhismaidenwillnoteasilyfallinlove.Hefurthersthisstatementbysayingthatshe
    hasthemindsetofDian,whowastheRomangoddessofthehuntandaneternalvirgin.By
    sayingthatRosalinewouldneveropenherlaptoevensaintseducinggold,Romeoreferences
    theGreekmythinwhichthegodZeusvisitsthewomanDanaintheformofagoldshowerand
    impregnatesher,whichmeansthatRosalineissosetinherwaysthatshewouldnotchangeher
    beliefsevenforagod.TheseallusionshelptoillustrateRomeosdespair,asheisinlovewitha
    womanwhowillneverlovehimback.
    Thepatternofmainlyhistorical,legendary,ormythologicalallusionsbeingbroughtinto
    playisonethatcontinuesthroughtheentiretyofShakespearesplay.Fromthis,theconclusion
    canbedrawnthatShakespearewasinfluencedinhiswritingbytheageoftheRenaissancethat

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    hewaslivingin.Thiswouldexplainhismanyclassicalreferencesin
    RomeoandJuliet
    ,whether
    theyaretofactorfiction.TheRenaissancewasaperiodofclassicalrevival,inwhichGreekand
    Romanculturewasbeingbroughtbacktolife.Theseallusionshelptodisplaytheimpactthatthe
    timehadonShakespeare.
    Historical,andmythologicalallusionsaretwodifferenttypesofallusionsoftenemployed
    throughthedurationof
    RomeoandJuliet
    .Itiscrucialtopayattentiontotheseliterarydevices,
    astheyareinstrumentalinhelpingthereaderunderstandtheplay.Allusionsbothplayapartin
    makingthecharactersthoughtsandopinionsclearerandcausingthereadertofeelcertain
    emotionsassociatedwithwhateverisbeingreferenced.Allusionsgreatlycontributetothe
    experienceofreadingthegreatShakespeareanclassic
    RomeoandJuliet
    .

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