Pyramus and Thisbe vs. Romeo and Juliet

What two phrases does Ovid use in Passage 1 to show that Pyramus and Thisbe experience a shared love?

• A thing which they could not forbid

• they were both inflamed, with minds equally captivated.

• And the more the fire is smothered

• The party-wall, common to the two houses

• and the breath of their mouths had been mutually caught by turns

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Based on Pyramus and Thisbe’s situation, what is a theme of Passage 1?

• Lasting relationships depend upon affection.

• True love finds ways to overcome any obstacle.

• The smallest defect can cause love to deteriorate.

• Family disapproval can lead to desperate measures.

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Which detail from Passage 1 helps develop the theme question 2?

• the setting of the city

• the structure of the wall

• the beauty of the characters

• the fathers of the characters

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At the end of Passage 1, why does Ovid use the word “envious” to describe the wall?

• It is immune to the pain that Pyramus and Thisbe experience.

• It has a flaw that Pyramus and Thisbe associate with their love.

• It hears the opinions Pyramus and Thisbe have about each other.

• It experiences the physical contact that Pyramus and Thisbe desire.

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In Passage 2, how do sections 6–10 increase the tension of the passage as a whole?

• They show that Romeo is questioning his identity.

• They show that Juliet misinterprets Romeo’s motives.

• They raise the possibility that Juliet may reject Romeo.

• They emphasize the danger that Romeo faces if caught.

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Romeo and Juliet retells the Pyramus and Thisbe myth in the form of a play. In the excerpt provided in Passage 2, what does the play format help Shakespeare to emphasize about his characters? Select two options.

• the various threats they face

• the physical obstacles separating them

• the conflicting feelings they experience

• the way society views their relationship

• the reasons for their families’ disapproval F the reasons they are drawn to each other

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Which quotation from Passage 2 summarizes a theme of both passages?

• “The orchard walls are high and hard to climb; . . .” (section 6)

• “For stony limits cannot hold love out: . . .” (section 7)

• “Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face; . . .” (section 14)

• “I have no joy of this contract to-night; . . .” (section 20)

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How does Shakespeare dramatize this theme differently than Ovid does in Passage 1?

• by placing the characters in a definite setting

• by increasing the conflict between the characters

• by changing the type of obstacle the characters face

• by allowing the characters to engage in conversation

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