In William Shakespeare's tragic play Romeo and Juliet, his skillful use of figurative language takes the reader on a roller coaster of emotions over a short period of time. Shakespeare's rich character development illustrates how a person's affections can be radically changed in a matter of hours. Throughout the play he uses the literary method of personification to show this change. When this method is used, it forces the reader to look at a character's lines with different eyes, pushing them to see the deeper meaning. Personification is the literary device that Shakespeare uses to express his own thoughts and views on themes of love such as lust, dark judgment, and death. Shakespeare's use of personification shows that love can be mistaken for personal attraction rather than true love. Lust makes Romeo believe that it is his eyes that prove his feelings, not his heart. Because he misinterprets desire as love, he reveres Rosaline for her beauty, but does not realize that she does not love him, and that he does not truly love her. Shakespeare depicts this false fascination using personification when Romeo states that “[t]he all-seeing sun/Has never seen his equal since the creation of the world” (I.ii.99-100). Personifying the sun as seeing something beautiful helps the reader recognize that Romeo is in love with Rosaline's physical features, not her personality. In the context of the play, Shakespeare reveals that Romeo has an unrequited desire for Rosaline. By saying that the sun has never seen such a beautiful sight, it shows Romeo's exaggerated feelings towards him. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo tends to embellish the sensuality of women, especially Juliet, while ignoring the fact that women can also have emotional attraction. Personification is also used to show that Romeo is... middle of paper ... Personification to show death makes people feel grief and mourning, making them confused and sad. Through the ingenious use of personification in Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare skillfully conveys messages of love such as lust, dark judgment, and death. In this dramatic tragedy, all of the characters' problems result from their decisions being based on their emotions rather than their logic. For this reason, two lustful teenagers end up committing suicide out of extreme affection and fear of their parents' disapproval. Sometimes in life, people forget about their personality and only focus on finding the most beautiful girl or boy. This is demonstrated repeatedly throughout this play and is manifested through the use of personification. In conclusion, if people thought logically and looked for positive emotions in others, life would be happier and less painful..