Question

Which of the following sentences best summarizes the purpose of the excerpt? It tells the audience exactly what will happen at the end of the play. It reveals the conflicting feelings Romeo has for Juliet and his family. It foreshadows the death of the lovers in the next section of the play. It explains that Romeo and Juliet will face many obstacles because of their families’ hatred. NextReset

Answer 1

If you mean the excerpt from the Act II of “Romeo and Juliet”, by Shakespeare, said by Chorus, I believe that the correct answer is second statement: It reveals the conflicting feelings Romeo has for Juliet and his family.

 

Based on the excerpt from Act II of “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, the main purpose of this prologue, said by chorus, is to present Romeo’s conflicted feelings for Juliet and her family and to recap past events that happened in the play ( Romeo forgot about his previous love, Rosaline, by seeing Juliet). The chorus also creates an ominous mood that hints at the conflicts of the play (“Tempering extremities with extreme sweet”).