Boat Imagery in Romeo and Juliet

“I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far/ as that vast shore washed with the/ farthest sea,/ I should adventure for such merchandise”(II;ii;88-89) In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo is constantly pursued by the image of a drifting boat in the stormy sea. The first time that “more clouds” are “added to clouds”(I;I;136) happens due to Rosaline’s refusal to Romeo’s love intentions. Unable …

…is lost, and therefore Romeo’s voyage becomes pointless. However, Romeo does not agree that is was a misadventure. The reason for that is his dream which promises the young lovers peace and happiness. Perhaps, is was part of the voyage, so carefully planned out by fate, to crash Romeo’s boat, so that Romeo and Juliet would find harmony in some other world, where forces of nature will no longer be in their way.