Light and dark images contrast deeply from symbolizing death, to describing how beautiful someone is. Darkness is not only a time for sleeping and the sun is not always a warm welcome. Night provides secret love, dangerous plans, and devastating tragedy. Darkness causes love to be rushed, while light during the day stops love. In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the images of light and dark symbolize the powerful forces that pull the young lovers together while also pushing them apart.

Darkness is often thought of when death occurs and is a major factor in separating Romeo and Juliet. The houses of Montague and Capulet are separated by a strong hate for each other. This hate is shown when Mercutio dies, and Romeo, seeing his best friend dead describes his death as being dark, "This day's black fate on more days doth depend;/ This but begins the woe...