| Read the excerpt from Act III, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Lady Capulet: Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn 120The gallant, young, and noble gentleman, The County Paris, at Saint Peter’s church, Shall happily make thee there a joyful bride. Juliet: Now, by Saint Peter’s church, and Peter too, He shall not make me there a joyful bride. 125I wonder at this haste; that I must wed Ere he that should be husband comes to woo. I pray you, tell my lord and father, madam, I will not marry yet; and, when I do, I swear, It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, 130Rather than Paris.What conclusion can be drawn about Juliet based on her reaction to her pending wedding? | She is stubborn and willful |
| 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: 10Night’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 show the certainty of fate |
| Read the excerpt from Act III, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Friar Laurence: Go hence; good-night; and here stands all your state: Either be gone before the watch be set, 175Or by the break of day disguis’d from hence: Sojourn in Mantua; I’ll find out your man, And he shall signify from time to time Every good hap to you that chances here. Give me thy hand; ’tis late: farewell; goodnight. 180The dark of night motif used in this excerpt creates a sense of | urgency. |
| Read the excerpt from Act III, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: Then, window, let day in, and let life out. Romeo: Farewell, farewell! one kiss, and I’ll descend. [Descends.] 45Juliet: Art thou gone so? my lord, my love, my friend! I must hear from thee every day in the hour, For in a minute there are many days: O! by this count I shall be much in years Ere I again behold my Romeo. 50What conclusion can be drawn about Juliet based on her reaction to Romeo’s departure ? | She depends on Romeo and dreads life without him. |
| Read this excerpt from Act III, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.Paris: These times of woe afford no time to woo. 10Madam, good-night: commend me to your daughter. Lady Capulet: I will, and know her mind early to-morrow; To-night she’s mew’d up to her heaviness. Therefore farewell; I see thou know’st me not. Capulet: Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender Of my child’s love: I think she will be rul’d 15In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not. How does this complication contribute to the central conflict of the play? | When the Capulets fail to consult Juliet, tension begins to build in her family |
| Read the excerpt from Act III, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: O! now be gone; more light and light it grows.Romeo: More light and light; more dark and dark our woes.How does Shakespeare use the motif of darkness? | as a cause for fear |
| Read the excerpt from Act III, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Friar Laurence: Hence from Verona art thou banished. Be patient, for the world is broad and wide. 20Romeo: There is no world without Verona walls, But purgatory, torture, hell itself. Hence banished is banish’d from the world, And world’s exile is death; then ‘banished,’ Is death mis-term’d. Calling death ‘banished,’ 25Thou cutt’st my head off with a golden axe, 40And smil’st upon the stroke that murders me. Which statement best describes Romeo’s reaction to the news that he will be banished from Verona? | He confesses his regret for his crime. |
| Read the paragraph.Lara hesitated at the door. She confirmed the room number, comparing it to the schedule in her sweaty hands. With downcast eyes, she shuffled toward the teacher’s desk. Greeting the teacher, she timidly asked, “Spanish Two, Señora Garcia?”The underlined words reveal Lara’s | nervousness. |
| Read the paragraph.As Gregor stood and joined the line of kids, he exhaled deeply. While the rest of the team was selected, his posture relaxed. Gradually, his heartbeat steadied, and he high-fived each new member that joined the team.The underlined words reveal Gregor’s | relief |
| Which statements about literary motifs are true? Check all that apply. | They appear repeatedly in texts.They help develop themes.They influence the mood of the work. |
| Read the excerpt from Act III, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: And bring in cloudy night immediately.Spread thy close curtain, love-performing night!That runaway’s eyes may wink, and RomeoLeap to these arms, untalk’d of and unseen!Which words and phrases from the passage support the motif of darkness? Check all that apply. | cloudy nightunseen |
| Read this excerpt from Act III, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Friar Laurence: Too familiar 10Is my dear son with such sour company: I bring thee tidings of the prince’s doom. Romeo: What less than doomsday is the prince’s doom? Friar Laurence: A gentler judgment vanish’d from his lips, Not body’s death, but body’s banishment. How does this complication contribute to the central conflict of the play? | When Romeo is forced to leave the city, his marriage to Juliet is strained. |
| Read this excerpt from a short story.Liam navigated the busy park, scanning the crowd for his friends. They had agreed to meet at the water slide, and soon the towering steps came into view. He spotted Rachel and Marco by the inner tubes, and soon the three were racing to the top of the slide. There were over a hundred wooden stairs to climb, but the friends usually climbed them without pause. This time, however, their progress was slowed by a surprising mid-day crowd. Spiraling up the stairs were dozens of eager park patrons, each gripping a slippery tube. Liam shook his head and told his friends they would need a little more patience than usual waiting for their favorite view from the top.What complication is introduced in the excerpt? | Marco and his friends have to wait in a long line. |
| Read the excerpt from Act III, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Friar Laurence: The law that threaten’d death becomes thy friend, And turns it to exile; there art thou happy: A pack of blessings light upon thy back; Happiness courts thee in her best array; 150But, like a misbehav’d and sullen wench, Thou pout’st upon thy fortune and thy love. Take heed, take heed, for such die miserable. Go, get thee to thy love, as was decreed, Ascend her chamber, hence and comfort her; 155But look thou stay not till the watch be set, For then thou canst not pass to Mantua; Where thou shalt live, till we can find a time To blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends, Beg pardon of the prince, and call thee back 160With twenty hundred thousand times more joy Than thou went’st forth in lamentation. Which statement best describes Friar Laurence’s reaction to Romeo’s banishment? | He urges Romeo to make the best of the situation. |
| Read the excerpt from Act III, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: O! now be gone; more light and light it grows.Romeo: More light and light; more dark and dark our woes.How does Shakespeare use the motif of darkness? | as a source of comfort |
| Most complications unfold during a plot’s | rising action. |
| Read this excerpt from Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.Tybalt: Romeo, the hate I bear thee can afford No better term than this,—thou art a villain. 35Romeo: Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee Doth much excuse the appertaining rage To such a greeting; villain am I none, Therefore farewell; I see thou know’st me not. Tybalt: Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries 40That thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw. What complication is introduced in the excerpt? | Tybalt is trying to start a sword fight with Romeo. |
| Read the excerpt from Act III, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: Come, gentle night; come, loving, black-brow’d night, Give me my Romeo: and, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars,And he will make the face of heaven so fine 25That all the world will be in love with night, And pay no worship to the garish sun. In this excerpt, Shakespeare presents the motif of night as a | caring, romantic figure. |
Conflict Development in Romeo and Juliet, Part 6 Eng 2 answer keys
July 14, 2019