Question

read the excerpts from ovid’s pyramus and thisbe and shakespeare’s romeo and juliet
\pyramus and thisbe\
they had no confidant—and so used signs
with these each lover read the other’s mind:
when covered, fire acquires still more force.
romeo and juliet
romeo: ... it is enough i may but call her mine.
friar lawrence: these violent delights have violent
ends
and in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
which, as they kiss, consume. the sweetest honey
is loathsome in his own deliciousness
and in the taste confounds the appetite.
therefore love moderately. long love doth so.
too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
which statement best describes the difference
between these excerpts?
○ only ovid suggests that romantic relationships
encounter obstacles or objections.
○ only ovid shows his male character searching for
a more suitable companion
○ only shakespeare reveals a character’s doubts
about his beloved
○ only shakespeare shows a character warning
against a doomed relationship

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: Both Ovid (Pyramus and Thisbe face family opposition) and Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet face family feud) show romantic relationships with obstacles. Eliminate.
• Analyze Option 2: In "Pyramus and Thisbe", Pyramus is devoted to Thisbe, not searching for another companion. Eliminate.
• Analyze Option 3: Romeo in Shakespeare's work is passionate and certain about Juliet, no doubts shown. Eliminate.
• Analyze Option 4: Friar Lawrence in "Romeo and Juliet" warns about the doomed relationship (e.g., "These violent delights have violent ends"), while Ovid's excerpt has no such warning. This fits.

Answer:

D. Only Shakespeare shows a character warning against a doomed relationship