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Themes and Resolution in Romeo and Juliet, Part 8 — Unit test

Question 8 • GA-Literature and Composition I

Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Montague: Alas! my liege, my wife is dead to-night;Grief of my son’s exile hath stopp’d her breath.What further woe conspires against mine age?

Answer
A
What other pain must I suffer through as I get older?
B
What is the reason only older people experience pain?
C
What does getting older have to do with suffering?
D
What has caused me to feel as if I am getting older?

Explanation

Montague says his wife has died from grief over Romeo’s exile, then asks, “What further woe conspires against mine age?” Here, “mine age” means his old age, and “woe” means sorrow or suffering. He is asking what other pain he must endure as he grows older, which matches choice A.

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