In act 1, Shakespeare uses the images of light and dark to <em>create contrasts between characters, families, concepts, and emotions.</em> In Romeo and Juliet, he portrays Juliet as the light. This light shows best in darkness, this is where the contrast of Romeo and Juliet come in, both fills the darkness of each other by bringing light to their lives.
Answer: It means that people show their true colors when there by theirself and they arnt typically fake around other people but only they know their true selves its just like the expression "What you do in the dark always comes to light"
