Question

10
in act iii, scene v of the tragedy of romeo and juliet, lady capulet believes juliet is grieving tybalt’s death. she tells juliet, “therefore have done. some grief shows much of love;/ but much of grief shows still some want of wit.” what is the best paraphrase of this passage?
so end your mourning. some grieving shows a great deal of love, but too much suggests you are trying to be clever.
we all feel grief at a person’s death, whether we loved the person or not.
so stop your crying. some mourning expresses love, but too much is foolish.
therefore, keep crying. eventually you will work out your grief.
11
read the following from act iii, scene v of the tragedy of romeo and juliet. to whom is juliet speaking?
lady capulet: trust me, love,/all in all, he was a man of wax.
juliet: aside villain and he be many miles asunder.—
god pardon him! i do with all my heart;
and yet no man like he doth grieve my heart.
choices:
the audience
lady capulet
himself
the nurse

Explanation:

For Question 10:

Lady Capulet's statement acknowledges that some grief shows love, but excessive grief comes across as performative or foolish, and tells Juliet to stop overdoing her mourning. The correct option matches this meaning.

For Question 11:

In Act III, Scene v of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet is privately speaking her thoughts aloud (a soliloquy) directly to the audience, expressing her anger at Romeo for killing Tybalt while still loving him.

Answer:

1. So stop grieving. Some mourning expresses love, but too much is foolish.
2. the audience