Question

o, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
as a rich jewel in an ethiops ear-
beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear.
so shows a snowy dove trooping with crows
as yonder lady oer her fellows shows.
the measure done, ill watch her place of stand
and, touching hers, make blesséd my rude hand.
did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight,
for i neer saw true beauty till this night.
based on the passages, how does shakespeares romeo and juliet draw on
and transform the pyramus and thisbe story from ovids metamorphoses?
choose 1 answer:
a while shakespeare draws on ovids description of love
as \burning,\ he also uses metaphors related to snow to
suggest that romeo and juliets love wont last.
b both texts emphasize the young womans exceptional
beauty, but romeo and juliet focuses more on the young
mans feelings and internal thoughts.
c while shakespeare draws on key plot details from ovids
story, romeo and juliet adds in new plot twists to ensure
that the couples story has a happy ending.
d both texts suggest that the couples are foolish to fall in
love against their parents wishes, but romeo and juliet
provides more of an explanation for why they fall in love.

Explanation:

• Option A: The passage uses "snowy dove" but it's to highlight Juliet's beauty among others, not to suggest love won't last. Eliminate A.
• Option B: The Pyramus and Thisbe story emphasizes Thisbe's beauty, and the given Romeo and Juliet passage focuses on Romeo's thoughts/feelings about Juliet's beauty. This matches.
• Option C: Romeo and Juliet ends tragically, not with a happy ending. Eliminate C.
• Option D: The passage doesn't suggest the couples are foolish, and there's no focus on explaining why they fall in love. Eliminate D.

Answer:

B. Both texts emphasize the young woman’s exceptional beauty, but Romeo and Juliet focuses more on the young man’s feelings and internal thoughts.