Question

Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Prince: A glooming peace this morning with it brings; The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head: Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things: Some shall be pardon’d, and some punished: For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo. Which words best help the reader understand the tone of the play’s conclusion? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
sad
woe
glooming
pardon’d
sorrow
morning

Answer 1

Glooming, sad, woe, and sorrow. 

Answer 2

This is when the Prince addresses the citizens of Verona after the deaths of Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt and Mercutio. Even though the fighting has now stopped, is sad and angry that the family feud between the Montagues and Capulets has led to so much violence in his city.

The words sad, woe, glooming, and sorrow all relate to his tone.