Question
Read the dialogue between the two main characters in
Act I, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo: [To JULIET.] If I profane with my unworthiest
hand
This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this;
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
Juliet: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.
Based upon this dialogue, Romeo is
• heartbroken over Rosaline.
• feeling shy around a Capulet.
C
impulsive and affectionate.
reserved and introspective.
Answer
C. impulsive and affectionate.