Sililoquy

Act One Scene Five: O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright (Romeo) 

O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! 

It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night 

Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear; 

Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! 

So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, 

As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows. 

The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand, 

And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand. 

Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! 

For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night. 

The meaning of this soliloquy is: 

Romeo was staring at her and she was so beautiful that she made the torches around the hall appear to be dim. She was a dazzling jewel illuminating the dark night sky. She stood out from the other girls like a white dove in a field of crows. She was unexplainable. He could never find the words to describe her. She couldn't be real, her beauty wasn't possible. Romeo could not belive his eyes he said to himself and pushed his mask to the top of his head to see her better.

I think this kinda foreshodows whats going to happen in the story cause all of a sudden romeo went from liking rosaline to being amazed with juliets beauty and it shows that romeo has lost his interest in rosaline and is now going to hook up with someone he just met and has no clue of who she is.              

I like this soliloquy because it shows how he doesnt really like rosaline at all cause if he acctually did like her he wouldnt have got over her that quick and move on. I also like it because its very specific and not just a simple "She's hot".