Read the dialogue between the two main characters in Act I, scene v of Romeo and Juliet . Romeo: [To JULIET.] If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this; My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. Juliet: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this; For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss. Based upon this dialogue, Romeo is
Answer
A
feeling shy around a Capulet.
B
heartbroken over Rosaline.
C
impulsive and affectionate.
D
reserved and introspective.
Explanation
Romeo compares Juliet’s hand to a holy shrine and describes his lips as pilgrims ready to kiss it. His playful, immediate courtship shows that he is impulsive and affectionate, rather than reserved or focused on Rosaline. The correct choice is “impulsive and affectionate.”
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