Question

Read this excerpt from act III, scene II, of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:

NURSE: There's no trust,
No faith, no honesty in men; all perjured,
All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.
Ah, where's my man? give me some aqua vitae:
These griefs, these woes, these sorrows make me old.
Shame come to Romeo!

JULIET: Blister'd be thy tongue
For such a wish! he was not born to shame:
Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit;
For 'tis a throne where honour may be crown'd
Sole monarch of the universal earth.
O, what a beast was I to chide at him!

Answer 1

Whats the question?

Answer 2

Amy is writing a literary analysis essay about how the dialogue in Romeo and Juliet reveals the personalities of the characters. Which sentence best explains Shakespeare's choice of language in Juliet's lines?

It shows how calmly Juliet accepts the news of Romeo’s disappearance.
It shows how Juliet puts on a brave face upon hearing about Romeo's banishment.
It shows how Juliet is forcefully determined to defend her husband's honor.
It shows how Juliet curses the nurse for shaming Romeo.
It shows how Juliet possesses a wide range of emotions.

Answer 3

Sorry open study is being slow for me today.

Answer 4

@iGreenHacked

Answer 5

i personally thinks it shows her wide range of emotions but some other would think other wise

Answer 6

I think It shows how Juliet is forcefully determined to defend her husband's honor because of her line "For such a wish! he was not born to shame" To me He was not born to shame seems like she's more defending him then anything else

Answer 7

Also true and i misread what he typed i was taking the whole story into consideration ;-;

Answer 8

You're the best

Answer 9

I also believe this because she says O, what a beast was I to chide at him! which means to scold or rebuke.

Answer 10

I believe it's 'It shows how Juliet curses the nurse for shaming Romeo.' because the last line of the nurse and the first line of Juliet

Answer 11

it could be she is cursing the nurse also

Answer 12

is there more then one answer because it could be both because It shows how Juliet is forcefully determined to defend her husband's honor. after the nurse says this and then in a defensive way curses the nurse

Answer 13

So it could be the last one, because she's doing different things while feeling different emotions all at the same time?

Answer 14

That's what i was thinking now that i read it over

Answer 15

Shakespeare makes things way too complicated while making you think and change your idea of everything