Multiple Choice Question
Read the excerpt from Romeo and Juliet.
'Tis torture, and not mercy: heaven is here,
Where Juliet lives; and every cat and dog
And little mouse, every unworthy thing,
Live here in heaven and may look on her;
In this excerpt, Romeo compares where Juliet lives to heaven in order to
A.
illustrate how pure and innocent Juliet is.
B.
appeal to Friar Lawrence’s sense of duty as a man of God.
C.
contrast it with the fate to which he has just been condemned.
D.
demonstrate the remorse he feels for the crime he has just committed.
Part B
Multiple Choice Question
Which line from Romeo and Juliet best supports the answer to Part A?
A.
Who, even in pure and vestal modesty,
Still blush, as thinking their own kisses sin;
B.
And sayst thou yet that exile is not death?
Hadst thou no poison mix’d, no sharp-ground knife,
C.
“Banished!”
O Friar, the damned use that word in hell,
Howlings attend it.
D.
Being a divine, a ghostly confessor,
A sin-absolver and my friend profess’d,
1 answer
Part A:
The correct answer is C. contrast it with the fate to which he has just been condemned.
Part B:
The line from Romeo and Juliet that best supports the answer to Part A is C. "Banished!” O Friar, the damned use that word in hell, Howlings attend it.
This line reflects Romeo's despair over his banishment, emphasizing the contrast between his view of Juliet's presence as heaven and the punishment he faces for being separated from her.
