Question

first read: comprehension
identify the choice that best answers the question.

which of the following most accurately describes what the nurse discovers on the morning of the wedding in act iv, scene v, of the tragedy of romeo and juliet?
a. juliets lifeless body
b. juliets love for romeo
c. juliets flight from mantua
d. juliets body in a death-like trance

Explanation:

In Romeo and Juliet Act IV, Scene v, Juliet has taken a potion from Friar Laurence that puts her in a death-like trance to avoid marrying Paris. The nurse finds her and believes she is dead, but Juliet is only unconscious in this simulated death state. Option A is incorrect because Juliet is not actually lifeless. Option B is not what the nurse discovers in this scene. Option C is wrong as Juliet does not flee to Mantua; Romeo is in Mantua.

Answer:

D. Juliet's body in a death-like trance