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ROMEO.

O blessed, blessed night! I am afeard,

Being in night, all this is but a dream,

Too flattering-sweet to be substantial.





from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Question
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What is Romeo’s tone in this passage?

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apologetic
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disbelieving
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melancholy
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fearful

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fearful

Romeo expresses anxiety and apprehension that the happiness of the night is unreal — “I am afeard… all this is but a dream, / Too flattering-sweet to be substantial.”