Soliloquy and Figures of Speech in Romeo and Juliet, Part 4
Question 5 • ALC-TX-STAAR-EOC-English II (NEW)
Read the lines from Act II, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.Enter Nurse and PETER.Mercutio: A sail, a sail!Benvolio: Two, two; a shirt and a smock.Nurse: Peter!Peter: Anon!Nurse: My fan, Peter.Mercutio: Good Peter, to hide her face; for her fan’s the fairer face.
Answer
A
Mercutio uses a pun to complain about his clothing.
B
Mercutio uses puns to make fun of Nurse’s appearance.