Question

Read the passage.

excerpt from Act III, Scene 1, in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Titania
Come, wait upon him. Lead him to my bower.
The moon, methinks, looks with a wat’ry eye,
And when she weeps, weeps every little flower,
Lamenting some enforcèd chastity.

Which line from the excerpt expresses a sense of time?


A. "Come, wait upon him. Lead him to my bower."
B. "Lamenting some enforcèd chastity."
C. "The moon, methinks, looks with a wat’ry eye,"
D. "And when she weeps, weeps every little flower,"

Answer 1

The line that expresses a sense of time in the excerpt is:

C. "The moon, methinks, looks with a wat’ry eye,"

This line suggests that it is nighttime, as the moon is visible in the sky. Additionally, the use of the phrase "methinks" (meaning "I think" or "it seems to me") gives a sense of the speaker's perception of the moon's appearance, further emphasizing the idea of a particular moment in time.