Read the excerpt from Act III, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet . Juliet : Come, gentle night; come, loving, black-brow’d night, Give me my Romeo: and, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine 25 That all the world will be in love with night, And pay no worship to the garish sun. In this excerpt, Shakespeare presents the motif of night as a
Answer
A
holy place to worship.
B
valued piece of artwork.
C
villain with dark brows.
D
caring, romantic figure.
Explanation
Juliet speaks to night as if it were a person, calling it “gentle” and “loving” and asking it to bring her Romeo. These affectionate words present night as a caring, romantic figure. The reference to “black-brow’d” describes night’s appearance, but it does not make night a villain.
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