n this speech by Romeo in Act II of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, to whom or what does the last word, she, refer?

Question

But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
That thou her maid art far more fair than she.
A. Juliet’s maid
B. the moon
C. the sun
D. Juliet

Answer 1

In this speech, the last word "she" refers to B. the moon. Romeo is comparing Juliet to the sun and stating that the moon is envious of her beauty, which is why he refers to the moon as "she."