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Love, Tragedy, and Drama: An Introduction to Shakespeare — Test

Question 17 • English Language Arts 9

Read the excerpt from Juliet’s soliloquy in Act IV, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet . What if this mixture do not work at all? Shall I be married then to-morrow morning? No, no; this shall forbid it: lie thou there. [ Laying down a dagger .] What if it be a poison, which the friar Subtly hath minister’d to have me dead, Lest in this marriage he should be dishonour’d Because he married me before to Romeo? I fear it is: and yet, methinks, it should not, For he hath still been tried a holy man. I will not entertain so bad a thought. The purpose of this soliloquy is to help the audience understand

Answer
A
Juliet’s shame at disgracing her family and Paris.
B
Juliet’s anger at the friar for marrying her to Romeo.
C
Juliet’s uneasiness about going through with her plan.
D
Juliet’s confusion about whether Romeo loves her.
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