Light and dark imagery in Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 2?the scene is started from ay me..

The scene begins when Romeo speaks about the rising sun
and compares Juliet to it and says that the moon is 'envious' of Juliet's beauty.
Juliet is described as a 'bright angel' so light is being seen as something
positive.

However, later in the scene darkness is described
as 'night's cloak' which means that Romeo is using it to hide so he can enter the
Capulet's grounds. In this way darkness could be seen as something useful. Juliet also
says that darkness is useful as it hides the fact that she blushes when Romeo talks to
her; 'the mask of night is on my face.'

Light is also used
in a different way when Juliet says 'And not impute this yielding to light love' which
means she does not want Romeo to think she is taking what is happening
lightly.

The coming of the light at the end of the scene
marks the end of their exchange and we are left to wonder on what will happen
next.