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Close Read: Analyze the Text
Identify the choice that best answers the question.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A
At the beginning of Act IV, Scene i, of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Paris reports to Friar Lawrence that Juliet is weeping. What is the true cause of her sadness?
A. Juliet regrets her strong feelings of love for Paris.
B. Juliet grieves over her rash act of marrying Romeo.
C. Juliet loves Romeo and does not want to marry Paris.
D. Juliet wishes she did not have to choose between Romeo and Paris.
Part B
Which excerpt from Act IV best supports the answer to Part A?
A.
Juliet. To answer that, I should confess to you.
Paris. Do not deny to him that you love me.
Juliet. I will confess to you that I love him.

B.
Friar. O Juliet, I already know thy grief;
It strains me past the compass of my wits.
I hear thou must, and nothing may prorogue it,
On Thursday next be married to this County.

C.
Friar. Hold, then. Go home, be merry, give consent
To marry Paris. Wednesday is tomorrow.

D.
Friar. Hold! Get you gone, be strong and prosperous
In this resolve. I’ll send a friar with speed
To Mantua, with my letters to thy lord.

Answer 1

Part A: C

Part B: A

Explanation: Juliet is grieving because she loves Romeo and refuses to marry Paris; excerpt A directly shows her confessing love for "him" (Romeo), not Paris.