Question
Read the excerpt from Act II of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo: Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye
Than twenty of their swords! Look thou but sweet,
And I am proof against their enmity.
Juliet: I would not for the world they saw thee here.
Romeo: I have night's cloak to hide me from their sight;
What is the connotation of the underlined word in this context? Check all that apply.
dark
cape
secretive
jacket
disguised
Romeo: Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye
Than twenty of their swords! Look thou but sweet,
And I am proof against their enmity.
Juliet: I would not for the world they saw thee here.
Romeo: I have night's cloak to hide me from their sight;
What is the connotation of the underlined word in this context? Check all that apply.
dark
cape
secretive
jacket
disguised
Answers
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Correct choices: dark, cape, secretive, disguised.
Brief explanation:
- dark — “night’s cloak” uses darkness to hide him, so “cloak” connotes darkness.
- cape — a cloak is literally a type of cape (literal/denotative meaning).
- secretive — the cloak suggests concealment and stealth.
- disguised — the idea of being hidden from sight implies being effectively disguised.
Not appropriate: jacket — a jacket is a different modern garment and doesn’t carry the same literal/figurative sense here.
Brief explanation:
- dark — “night’s cloak” uses darkness to hide him, so “cloak” connotes darkness.
- cape — a cloak is literally a type of cape (literal/denotative meaning).
- secretive — the cloak suggests concealment and stealth.
- disguised — the idea of being hidden from sight implies being effectively disguised.
Not appropriate: jacket — a jacket is a different modern garment and doesn’t carry the same literal/figurative sense here.
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