Romeo and Juliet Literary Drama
1. Yes, ‘time’ can be considered as a theme in Romeo and Juliet. The theme of time is evident early on in the play as Romeo drags his emotions all over his disposition as he talks with Benvolio, lamenting over his love for Rosaline: “sad hours seem long”. This gives us a hint into the acknowledgement of Romeo that time is quite present and he is more aware of it considering, love and time are inseparable due to the nature of ‘young love’ or ‘old love’, that either would speak as if time ‘ceases to exist, that time ‘has been kind’ to us, or that time seems to ‘never end’ because they are separated as is the case with Romeo and Rosaline. Mercutio is one of the first to complain about time and hereafter time seems to speed up rapidly. Capulet is also aware of time as Paris asks for Juliet’s hand in marriage, with Capulet responding that she is too young and needs another two years. Juliet is also aware that her love for Romeo has not been tested by time as she confe