In “Sonnet 18,” Shakespeare sees outer beauty beyond the years of youth. He reveals the eternal beauty of his friend by comparing him to the elements of nature. Although the poet realizes that “physical beauty inevitably fades,” he uses this sonnet to reinforce his friend's lasting physical attraction (Jungman 18). Robert Jungman said that “everything right,” in turn, can be understood as the physical beauty of the young friend”; this was the clue that the poet was talking about outward appearance (Jungman 18). Shakespeare viewed youth as a valiant and radiant quality that shined like other individuals and could never be obscured by obstacles. Shakespeare uses personification to state that the sun “is his dim golden complexion” (6). Robert Ray translated this phrase as “the face of the sun is sometimes obscured by clouds, and so the beauty of his face is destroyed, unlike the beauty of the young” (Ray 10). In Romeo and Juliet, the poet strategically makes the character of Romeo a teenager. Phyllis Rackin mentions, “this same youthful impetuosity is necessary if Romeo is to commit wholeheartedly to romantic love” (Rackin 19). Shakespeare believed that the deep love that Romeo and Juliet shared was due to their youthful characteristics. Phyllis Rackin states that their youth saved them from "any involvement in the practicalities of the world" which "should dilute the intensity of their passion" (Rackin