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Read the excerpt from Act III, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo: It was the lark, the herald of the morn,
No nightingale: look, love, what envious streaks
Do lace the severing clouds in yonder east: 10
Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops:
I must be gone and live, or stay and die.
How does Shakespeare use the motif of morning?
to highlight the beauty of life
to demonstrate growth and maturity
to show the certainty of fate
to show the challenges of survival
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"To show the certainty of fate."
Explanation: the dawning morning functions as an inevitable boundary between the lovers' private night and the dangerous public world — it forces their parting and makes Romeo's fate unavoidable ("I must be gone and live, or stay and die"). The lark/nightingale contrast and the image of day standing "tiptoe" emphasize that dawn brings the predetermined consequences rather than growth, beauty, or merely a survival challenge.
Explanation: the dawning morning functions as an inevitable boundary between the lovers' private night and the dangerous public world — it forces their parting and makes Romeo's fate unavoidable ("I must be gone and live, or stay and die"). The lark/nightingale contrast and the image of day standing "tiptoe" emphasize that dawn brings the predetermined consequences rather than growth, beauty, or merely a survival challenge.
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