Question

read the excerpts from ovids \pyramus and thisbe\ and shakespeares romeo and juliet.
\pyramus and thisbe\
they owed
their first encounters to their living close
beside each other—but with time, love grows.
theirs did—indeed they wanted to be wed,
but marriage was forbidden by their parents;
yet theres one thing that parents cant prevent:
the flame of love that burned in both of them.
romeo and juliet
two households, both alike in dignity,
in fair verona, where we lay our scene,
from ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
from forth the fatal loins of these two foes
what statement best describes the relationship between
these works?
○ both works show a marriage denied; only
shakespeare offers background.
○ both works show young people in love; only
shakespeare suggests limitations.
○ both works show young people in love; only
shakespeare describes the setting.
○ both works show a marriage denied; only
shakespeare mentions families.

Explanation:

• In "Pyramus and Thisbe", the two are in love and marriage is forbidden by parents.
• In "Romeo and Juliet", two young people (Romeo and Juliet) are in love. The prologue of "Romeo and Juliet" gives the background of the two feuding families (Montagues and Capulets) in Verona, which implies limitations (the family feud) on their love.

Answer:

Both works show young people in love; only Shakespeare suggests limitations.