Romeo: "Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate,

O anything of nothing first created!

O heavy lightness, serious vanity!

Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!

Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,

Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!

This love feel I, that feel no love in this"

Why does Romeo speak these words? Question 4 options: He wishes Benvolio would be more supportive of him He is distraught that his friends keep fighting. He is upset that Lady Montague doesn't understand him He is depressed because Rosaline rejected him.

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Sophie Small

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2 September, 12:26

Romeo: "Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate,

O anything of nothing first created!

O heavy lightness, serious vanity!

Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!

Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,

Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!

This love feel I, that feel no love in this"

Why does Romeo speak these words? Question 4 options: He wishes Benvolio would be more supportive of him He is distraught that his friends keep fighting. He is upset that Lady Montague doesn't understand him He is depressed because Rosaline rejected him.

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Antoine Andersen · Answer 1

He is depressed because Rosaline rejected him.

Romeo is lamenting over his love for Rosaline. He is moping because Rosaline does not love him. In fact, Rosaline has chosen to live a life of celibacy and intends to become a nun, so she will not love any man except God. The last line of the excerpt most clearly states this when he says, "This love feel I, that feel no love in this." He's saying that the love he feels for Rosaline is not returned in love for him.