Question 2 • Twilight Session 1 (Fall 26): Literature and Composition I_CThompson
Read the excerpt from Act III, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence: The law that threaten’d death becomes thy friend, And turns it to exile; there art thou happy: A pack of blessings light upon thy back; Happiness courts thee in her best array;150But, like a misbehav’d and sullen wench, Thou pout’st upon thy fortune and thy love. Take heed, take heed, for such die miserable. Go, get thee to thy love, as was decreed, Ascend her chamber, hence and comfort her;155But look thou stay not till the watch be set, For then thou canst not pass to Mantua; Where thou shalt live, till we can find a time To blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends, Beg pardon of the prince, and call thee back160With twenty hundred thousand times more joy Than thou went’st forth in lamentation.
Answer
A
He urges Romeo to make the best of the situation.
B
He encourages Romeo to escape with Juliet.
C
He suggests that death would be preferable.
D
He insists that Romeo find a new woman to love.
Explanation
Friar Laurence points out that Romeo has avoided death and received exile instead, calling this a “pack of blessings.” He criticizes Romeo for sulking over his fortune and tells him to go comfort Juliet, then leave for Mantua until they can arrange his return. This shows that the Friar urges Romeo to make the best of the situation, rather than escape with Juliet or give up on life.
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