Question

Read the following speech by Romeo in Act II, Scene ii. O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head, As is a wingèd messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturnèd wond'ring eyes Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him When he bestrides the lazy puffing clouds And sails upon the bosom of the air. In reading these lines, where should you pause?
A. at the end of every line

B. at the end of lines 2 and 7

C. at the end of lines 2, 4, and 6

D. at the end of line 7 only

Answer 1

Reading these lines aloud is really the best way to see when pauses might be inserted. This speech is all one sentence, and makes the most sense if it's read straight through without any major pauses in between lines (remember, this is Romeo at his most love-struck, so there's no room for pauses). In this case, I would say answer D.

For other questions like this, try out the options by reading aloud and pausing after different lines. It may seem strange, but it works.

Answer 2

c

Answer 3

so what was the answer