Read the excerpt from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
How is the setting of the excerpt similar to the setting of
Ovid's "Pyramus and Thisbe"?
Abel
Gregory Say better, here comes one of my master's
kinsmen
Sampson: Yes, better, sir.
O Both take place in servants' quarters
O Both take place in castles ruled by unjust leaders.
O Both take place in towns in which violence is
discouraged
O Both take place in time periods in which men carry
weapons
Abraham: You lie.
Sampson: Draw, if you be men --Gregory, remember
thy swashing blow.
[They fight]
[Enter BENVOLIO.]
Benvolio: Part, fools! put up your swords; you know not
what you do
[Beats down their swords ]

for me, balancing all your work/homework is the hardest part in high school and the exams.

the correct answer can either be a or b because it could be both but you should probally choose b

1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.