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QuizMultiple Choice

Tragedy and Drama — Test

Question 14 • English 9 CR SUSD (EX)

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet . Capulet : What noise is this? Give me my long sword, ho! Lady Capulet : A crutch, a crutch! Why call you for a sword? Capulet : My sword, I say! Old Montague is come, And flourishes his blade in spite of me. What is the purpose of this dialogue?

Answer
A
to provide comic relief
B
to describe the setting
C
to help build suspense
D
to foreshadow a love scene
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