Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare. The story is set in the city of Verona in 1303 and is about two young "starry" lovers whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and is one of his most performed. Today, the main characters, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, are considered the archetype of young lovers. The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy because in the end both teenagers died. The play contains the 3 things needed to create a tragedy, tragic flaw (when one of the main characters has a flawed personality that leads to tragedy), hamartia (when one of the main characters makes a decision despite not knowing what the consequences will be), and last but not least, destiny. There are many themes that run through the work of Romeo and Juliet. One of the most consistent visual motifs in the work is the contrast between light and dark. "Go and ask him his name: if he is married. My grave will be like my wedding bed." (Juliet to the nurse lines 134 and 135) Juliet tells the nurse at the end of Act 1, scene 5. In the time of Romeo and Juliet marriage was de rigueur, good people had no affairs and the only way where a couple could fully express their love for each other would be if they were married. Juliet wants to know if Romeo is married or not, she has already decided that she cannot live without him and therefore would die if she were to marry. This contrast, often in terms of night/day imagery, is not given any particular metaphorical meaning: light is not always good and darkness is not always bad. In contrast, light and dark are generally used... in the middle of the card... waiting to see how events will unfold knowing that trouble lies ahead for these two young lovers. In conclusion I say that As one of, if not the most important scenes of the opera, scene 5 of Act 1 is incredibly effective from a dramatic point of view. This is so, because Shakespeare used Capulet's speech to create a happy atmosphere contrasting with that of the beginning of the play, so this scene was already different. Shakespeare voiced Romeo's declaration of love for Juliet to intensify the atmosphere three times. So Tybalt's speech was used to resurrect the sense of threat, hatred and conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues. Finally Shakespeare added the kiss of Romeo and Juliet, not only to increase the drama and passion but also to represent a key theme, that of love. The scene concludes leaving the audience anxiously awaiting the dark events that will surely follow this union..