What is the significance of romeo and juliet’s first interaction taking place within the form of a sonnet? what does the use of an extended religious metaphor indicate about their feelings? in the space below, write a response analyzing why shakespeare chose to structure romeo and juliet’s initial meeting this way and what he intended to convey about the characters and their relationship. include at least three specific references to the text from act i, scene 5.

When Romeo first lays his eyes on Juliet he instantly is in awe of her beauty and breaks into a sonnet in order to portray the intensity of his feelings. He describes her as a star against the darkness which is an insight on their starstruck relationship.

The wording chosen by the author allows us to empathize with their characters and their intense love for one another, for example the following  ''Did my heart love till now? Forswear it , sight''.

Also ''For I ne'er saw true beauty til this night''  is meant to highlight his admiration for her out of this world gorgeousness.

Hope this helps!

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Explanation:

When Romeo first lays his eyes on Juliet he instantly is in awe of her beauty and breaks into a sonnet in order to portray the intensity of his feelings. He describes her as a star against the darkness which is an insight on their starstruck relationship.

The wording chosen by the author allows us to empathize with their characters and their intense love for one another, for example, the following  ''Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight''.

Also ''For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night''  is meant to highlight his admiration for her out of this world gorgeousness.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

we should all just get dogs.