Question

Read the following 5 quotations. Match the description/explanation with the proper quotation. Use each of these quotations ONLY ONCE!

Column A
1.
"Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee, I have no joy of this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden; Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be Ere one can say 'It lightens.'" (II, ii)

:
"Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee, I have no joy of this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden; Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be Ere one can say 'It lightens.'" (II, ii)

2.
"O, I am fortune's fool!" (III, i) and "Then, I defy you, stars!" (V, i)

:
"O, I am fortune's fool!" (III, i) and "Then, I defy you, stars!" (V, i)

3.
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents' strife," ( I, i)

:
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents' strife," ( I, i)

4.
"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear . . ." (I, v)

:
"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear . . ." (I, v)

5.
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." (II, ii)



:
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." (II, ii)



Column B
a.This quote foreshadows the untimely deaths of two innocent victims of FATE whose deaths, however, eventually lead to peace.
b.This quote discusses how sad it is when people are prejudiced against people's outsides rather than looking at their insides.
c.This quote expresses the anguish and frustration of someone who has felt victimized by an "unfickle finger of fate."
d.This quote indicates how dangerous it is to make quick decisions solely based on emotion and passion.
e.This quote praises the unsurpassed beauty of someone who is even beyond comparison of things that are already beautifully lit.

Answer 1

1. D
2. C
3. A
4. E
5. B

Step-by-step explanation:

1. d. "Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee, I have no joy of this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden; Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be Ere one can say 'It lightens.'" (II, ii)

2. c. "O, I am fortune's fool!" (III, i) and "Then, I defy you, stars!" (V, i)

3. a. "A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents' strife," ( I, i)

4. e. "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear . . ." (I, v)

5. b. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." (II, ii)