What is the role of time in this play?
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Romeo and Juliet struggle to resist the changes that time is imposing upon them. They often swear that their love is unchangeable.
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Shakespeare uses frequent references to the sun, moon, stars, day, and night, to bring home to his audience the time of day during which the scene is set.