Soliloquy and Figures of Speech in Romeo and Juliet, Part 4 — Quiz
Question 3 • English 9 CR SUSD (EX)
Read the lines from Act II, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet . Enter Nurse and PETER. Mercutio: A sail, a sail! Benvolio: Two, two; a shirt and a smock. Nurse: Peter! Peter: Anon! Nurse: My fan, Peter. Mercutio: Good Peter, to hide her face; for her fan’s the fairer face. Which is true about the scene?
Answer
A
Mercutio uses puns to make fun of Nurse’s appearance.
B
Mercutio uses a pun to complain about his clothing.
C
Nurse uses puns to mock Benvolio and Mercutio.
D
Nurse uses puns to request her fan from Peter.
Explanation
Mercutio jokes that Nurse should use her fan to hide her face because the fan is “the fairer face.” The joke plays on “fairer,” meaning more attractive, and pokes fun at Nurse’s appearance. The other characters’ comments do not show Mercutio complaining about his clothing or Nurse making puns.
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