Question

Read the excerpt from Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.

Juliet: Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee,
I have no joy of this contract to-night:
It is too rash, too unadvis’d, too sudden;
Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be
Ere one can say it lightens.

Juliet uses the simile in the excerpt to describe

a) her worry that Romeo will be harmed in a storm.
b) her shock that Romeo uses bad language.
c) her fear that their promises will not last.
d) her dismay that the weather will ruin their meeting.

Answer 1

C. Juliet expresses her fear that the promises made between her and Romeo will not last.

Answer 2

Answer: c) her fear that their promises will not last.

Step-by-step explanation: A simile is a figure of speech that consists in the comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, it uses the words "like" or "as" to make the comparison. In the given excerpt from Act II, scene ii of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Juliet uses the simile: "Too like the lightning" to describe her fear that their promises will not last (because they were sudden and rash).