Question

by William Shakespeare

Juliet.

Go, get thee hence, for I will not away. [Exit Friar Lawrence.}

What's here? a cup, clos'd in my true love's hand?

Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end.—

O churl! drunk all, and left no friendly drop

To help me after?—I will kiss thy lips;

Haply some poison yet doth hang on them,

To make me die with a restorative. [Kisses him.]

Thy lips are warm.

1 Watch. [Within]

Lead, boy; which way?

Juliet.

Yea, noise? then I'll be brief.—O happy dagger! [Snatching Romeo's dagger.]

This is thy sheath [Stabs herself]; there rest, and let me die. [Falls on Romeo's body, and dies.]



From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Question
Use the passage and the image to answer the question.

Juliet, clutching a dagger, kneels over the dead body of Romeo. To her left is the door of the tomb, on which the shadow of an approaching man falls.
Source: Zuri Swimmer. Alamy Stock Photo

Based on these lines, who is most likely casting the shadow that appears on the door at left in the painting?

(1 point)
Responses

Juliet
Juliet

the Watch
the Watch

Friar Lawrence
Friar Lawrence

Romeo
Romeo

Answer 1

Based on the passage, the shadow that appears on the door to the left is most likely cast by "the Watch." The lines indicate that Juliet hears a noise ("Yea, noise? then I'll be brief.") which suggests that someone is approaching, and given the context of the scene, it's logical to conclude that it is the Watch who are coming to investigate the situation. Hence, the correct response is:

**the Watch**.