Romeo and Juliet has always been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays (Bryant xxiii) "This play, like Shakespeare's other works, is a tribute to his discernment of the human soul” (Lipson and Lipson 1). The Elizabethan people of this era saw the drama as a reflection of their own lives and experiences. Its appearance was therefore human rather than analytical or educational. “Romeo and Juliet is one of the greatest plays in the world because Romeo and Juliet is what Shakespeare made it” Lipson and Lipson 11). Shakespeare's works depend on language. Imagery is one of the most important dimensions of Shakespeare's language. Through the use of metaphors, similes, symbols, and passages of in-depth natural description, Shakespeare's writing, to a finer degree than other writers of his time, draws much from his life and its power of imagery. patterns to connect characters together Studying Shakespeare's imagery is an important way to understand the meaning and beauty of his dramatic art. In the Elizabethan era, puns were very popular (which is almost second nature to every character in this play). . In a good play, it is said, the style naturally reflects the character of the speaker, even though the same man, in two different moods, may speak in two different ways (Lipson and Lipson 14). Dramatic irony, or words used to convey a meaning contrary to their literal meaning, is also used in several scenes in this Shakespearean play. However, in the 18th and 19th centuries, Shakespeare's works were considered "immoral classics" (Lamb 3). In 1818, Thomas Bowdler, an English publisher, published an edition of Shakespeare's works (Th...... middle of paper ......for the reader to see, feel or know the meaning or purpose intensely rich that Shakespeare wanted his work to have.Works CitedArrangement in Literature America Reads, Chicago, Illinois: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1979.Barnet, Sylvan, ed., The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, New York, Penguin Books USA. Inc., 1986. "Bowdler, Thomas." The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia, Columbia University Press, 1995. "Bowdler. Thomas," N. Fag Microsoft Encarta, 1994 Microsoft Corporation, 1994 Funk & Wagnalls Corporation. Bryant, JA Jr., Introduction, Romeo and Juliet, New York, Penguin Books USA, Inc., 1986. Lamb, Sidney, ed. and Juliet: Nebraska, 1965. Lipson, Greta Barclay and Lipson, Susan Solomon, Romeo and Juliet Plainspoken: A Speech-by -Speech Modern Translation, Illinois, 1985.