Question

excerpt from act 2, scene 2
excerpt from act 3, scene 3
both excerpts
he compares juliet to heaven.
he expresses feeling outside of juliets world.
he feels hopeful about the future.
he feels despair about the future.

Explanation:

Analyze the character's state in Act 2, Scene 2 (The Balcony Scene)

In Act 2, Scene 2, Romeo is deeply in love and highly optimistic. He famously compares Juliet to the sun and to heaven ("bright angel"), and feels hopeful about their future together. He does not feel despair or outside of her world here, as they actively converse and declare their love.

Analyze the character's state in Act 3, Scene 3 (Friar Laurence's Cell)

In Act 3, Scene 3, following his banishment from Verona, Romeo is in deep despair. He feels that being banished is worse than death because it separates him from Juliet's world ("Every cat and dog / And little mouse, every unworthy thing, / Live here in heaven and may look on her; / But Romeo may not"). He compares Juliet's presence to heaven, but feels completely cut off and outside of that heaven.

Determine the commonality for the intersection (Both Excerpts)

In both scenes, Romeo uses religious and celestial imagery, specifically comparing Juliet to heaven. In Act 2, Scene 2, she is a "bright angel" in heaven. In Act 3, Scene 3, he states that "heaven is here, where Juliet lives." Therefore, the shared element is that he compares Juliet to heaven.

Answer:

• He compares Juliet to heaven. (Correct answer)
• He expresses feeling outside of Juliet's world.
• He feels hopeful about the future.
• He feels despair about the future.