Question

romeo and julia
by august strindberg
august strindberg (1849 - 1912) was a swedish playwright and novelist. in this short story, he references gounod and berlioz, composers who wrote operas based on shakespeares romeo and juliet, like many other composers of the time. strindberg was also known to have been influenced by shakespeare himself.
(1) one evening the husband came home with a roll of music under his arm and said to his wife:
(2) \let us play duets after supper!\
(3) \what have you got there?\ asked his wife.
(4)
omeo and julia, arranged for the piano. do you know it?\
(5) \yes, of course i do,\ she replied, \but i dont remember ever having seen it on the stage.\
(6) \oh! its splendid! to me it is like a dream of my youth, but ive only heard it once, and that was about twenty years ago.\
(7) after supper, when the children had been put to bed and the house lay silent, the husband lighted the candles on the piano. he looked at the lithographed title - page and read the title: romeo and julia.
(8) \this is gounods most beautiful composition,\ he said, \and i dont believe that it will be too difficult for us.\
(9) as usual his wife undertook to play the treble and they began. d major, common time, allegro giusto.
(10) \it is beautiful, isnt it?\ asked the husband, when they had finished the overture.
(11) \y - es,\ admitted the wife, reluctantly.
(12)
ow the martial music,\ said the husband; \it is exceptionally fine. i can remember the splendid choruses at the royal theatre\
select the correct text in the passage
which context clue reveals the meaning of the word antiquated as it is used in the passage?
(21) \i thought so all along,\ confessed the wife.
(22) \and i find it antiquated, too. i am surprised that gounod should be out of date, already,\ he added dejectedly.
(23) \its extraordinary,\ he began, after a little while, \i never realised before that weve grown old, for we really must have vieo with romeo and julia as to who should age faster.

Explanation:

The word "antiquated" means old - fashioned or out - of - date. In the passage, the husband says "I am surprised that Gounod should be out of date, already" right after the wife says "And I find it antiquated, too". The phrase "out of date" is a direct synonym and context clue for "antiquated".

Answer:

out of date