Question

Read the excerpt from "Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?”

"Minor detail,” Shondra said. "You just have to say it like you mean it. Come on, pretend I’m her.” She sat down and put a giant smug grin on her face. "Just remember: think ‘pain,’ but say ‘Romeo.’”

Based on this dialogue, what is Shondra’s attitude toward the narrator?

She believes the narrator is purposefully trying to forget her lines.
She wants the narrator to remember all of her lines for the play.
She is confused about the meaning of the narrator’s lines.

Answer 1

She wants the narrator to remember and deliver the lines convincingly. Shondra is coaching the narrator — telling her how to act the line (“think ‘pain,’ but say ‘Romeo’”) rather than being confused or accusing her of forgetting on purpose.