Week 9: Soliloquy and Figures of Speech in Romeo and Juliet, Part 4

Question 5 of 10 • *STPSB_English I CR 2526 SS

Read the dialogue between Romeo and Mercutio found in Act I, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.Romeo: Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling;Being but heavy, I will bear the light.Mercutio: Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.Romeo: Not I, believe me: you have dancing shoesWith nimble soles; I have a soul of leadSo stakes me to the ground I cannot move.

Answer

Romeo is unhappy, and Mercutio is upbeat.

Romeo is upbeat, and Mercutio is unhappy.

Romeo is nervous, and Mercutio is brave.

Romeo is brave, and Mercutio is nervous.

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