Read the excerpt from Act III, scene ii of Romeo and
Juliet.
In this excerpt, Shakespeare presents the motif of night
as a
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O villain with dark brows.
Juliet Come, gentle night, come, loving, black-
brow'd night,
Give me my Romeo, and when he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
Oao o o
caring, romantic figure.
holy place to worship.
O valued piece of artwork.
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And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night,
And pay no worship to the garish sun.