Question
Identify the choice that best answers the question.
In this passage from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene iii, what fear is Juliet expressing?
What if it be a poison which the friar
Subtly hath minist’red to have me dead,
Lest in this marriage he should be dishonored
Because he married me before to Romeo?
A. Friar Lawrence has accidentally given her a poison that will kill her.
B. Friar Lawrence has intentionally given her a poison that will kill her.
C. Her marriage was poisoned because Friar Lawrence performed it secretly.
D. Friar Lawrence will reveal her secret marriage, and Romeo will be dishonored.
In this passage from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene iii, what fear is Juliet expressing?
What if it be a poison which the friar
Subtly hath minist’red to have me dead,
Lest in this marriage he should be dishonored
Because he married me before to Romeo?
A. Friar Lawrence has accidentally given her a poison that will kill her.
B. Friar Lawrence has intentionally given her a poison that will kill her.
C. Her marriage was poisoned because Friar Lawrence performed it secretly.
D. Friar Lawrence will reveal her secret marriage, and Romeo will be dishonored.
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The best answer to the question is:
**B. Friar Lawrence has intentionally given her a poison that will kill her.**
Juliet is expressing her fear that Friar Lawrence may have given her poison to ensure she dies, rather than risk dishonor for marrying her to Romeo.
**B. Friar Lawrence has intentionally given her a poison that will kill her.**
Juliet is expressing her fear that Friar Lawrence may have given her poison to ensure she dies, rather than risk dishonor for marrying her to Romeo.
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