Imagery is a technique often used by writers to establish an atmosphere which emphasizes themes and aids in characterization. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and the anonymous poet's Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, are exceptional examples of poets constructing imagery patterns to improve the reader's experience. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare consistently repeats the motifs of sweet sorrow, light and dark and love and death to accentuate the tragedy; similarly, nature and colour reoccur throughout …showed first 75 words of 1789 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1789 total…of colour and nature allow readers to empathize with the struggles Gawain faces on his journey and establish the representation of paganism by the Green Knight. Works Cited Dragon's Hoard-Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. 3 Nov. 2002 <http://www. whitedragon.org.uk/articles/gawain.htm> Romeo and Juliet Navigator. 3 Nov. 2002 <http://www.clicknotes.com/romeo/.> Spark Notes: Romeo and Juliet. 4 Nov. 2002 <http://www.sparknotes.com/ shakespeare/romeojuliet/themes.html> Essay #1