Question

read the excerpt from act i, scene i of romeo and juliet
romeo: alas! that love, whose view is muffled still,
should, without eyes, see pathways to his will.
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where shall we dine? o me! what fray was here?
yet tell me not, for i have heard it all
heres much to do with hate, but more with love
why then, o brawling love! o loving hate!
o any thing! of nothing first create.
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o heavy lightness! serious vanity!
mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms!
feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!
which lines from the excerpt support the inference that romeo is emotionally conflicted? select 3 options.
□ should, without eyes, see pathways to his will
□ yet tell me not, for i have heard it all
□ o heavy lightness! serious vanity!
□ mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms!
□ feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!
□ dost thou not laugh?

Explanation:

• "O heavy lightness! serious vanity!" combines two contradictory concepts, showing Romeo's inner conflict.
• "Mis - shapen chaos of well - seeming forms!" depicts a jumble of conflicting elements, reflecting his emotional turmoil.
• "Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!" uses a series of oxymorons (contradictory terms) to convey his conflicted state.

Answer:

O heavy lightness! serious vanity!, Mis - shapen chaos of well - seeming forms!, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!