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Question 2 • Literature and Composition I

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet . One fairer than my love! the all-seeing sun 80 Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun. Which is the best paraphrase of Romeo’s lines?

Answer
A
There are many girls in the world more beautiful than Rosaline.
B
I would never love a girl as much as I love the fair Rosaline.
C
There has never been a girl more beautiful than Rosaline.
D
I would love to meet a girl who is more beautiful than Rosaline.

Explanation

Romeo says that the all-seeing sun has never seen anyone equal to Rosaline in beauty since the world began. In other words, he believes no girl has ever been more beautiful than she is. So the best paraphrase is “There has never been a girl more beautiful than Rosaline.”

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