as lovers. Romeo's use of language moves from figurative excesses aimed at capturing the attention of his listeners to an altogether higher level in which he, starting with the sublime expression, of 'she hangs upon the cheek of night/ As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.'
             The theme in the play Macbeth is the battle between love and evil, whereas that in Romeo and Juliet is that between love and hatred. The passages I have chosen clearly show this difference in themes between the two plays. Macbeth i
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