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:

1. Analyze Option 1: Both Ovid's and Shakespeare's works show romantic relationships with obstacles (e.g., forbidden love), so this is incorrect.
2. Analyze Option 2: In Ovid's excerpt, there's no mention of the male character (Pyramus) searching for a more suitable companion. The focus is on using signs to communicate. So this is incorrect.
3. Analyze Option 3: In Shakespeare's excerpt, Friar Lawrence is warning about the relationship, not a character having doubts about their beloved. Romeo's line is about being content with calling Juliet his, not doubt. So this is incorrect.
4. Analyze Option 4: In Ovid's excerpt, there's no warning about the relationship being doomed. In Shakespeare's, Friar Lawrence says "These violent delights have violent ends" and advises to love moderately, warning against the doomed nature of their hasty love. This matches.

Answer:

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