what does sojourn mean as it is used in the following lines from Act V,Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet?
Prince:This letter doth make good the friar's words, Their course of love, the tidings of her death: And here he writes that he did buy a poison of a poor 'pothecary, and therewithal Came to this vault to die, and lie with Juliet.--
Where be these enemies?--Capulet,--Montague,--
See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
That Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!
A. Inconvenience
B. Power
C. Punishment
D. results
I think the answer is D. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I don't see "sojourn" in that passage.
I'm thinking it could be C because he said "Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!" But I'm not sure.
I still don't see "sojourn" in that passage.
And why are you guessing? Didn't you look the word up?
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sojourn?s=t
Yes I looked the word up. They want to know what (Scourge) mean as it is used in the following lines but I'm not sure because I looked it up and didn't find it to match any of my options placed below that'd why I was guessing to what I though it was to see if someone knew if I was correct or not because I need help
Scourge? Not sojourn?
Please do a better job proofreading your questions before you post them!!
Yes, your second guess is correct -- C.
In this context, the word "sojourn" is not directly mentioned in the lines you provided from Romeo and Juliet. However, the word does not necessarily need to be explicitly mentioned to understand its meaning. The lines you provided are spoken by the Prince after discovering the bodies of Romeo and Juliet in the Capulet's tomb.
The word "sojourn" typically means a temporary stay or visit in a place. In this situation, if we were to relate it to the lines you provided, we can understand that the Prince is referring to Romeo and Juliet's time together as a brief, temporary period of love and happiness. Their love is portrayed as a contrast to the long-standing hatred between the Capulets and Montagues.
So, in the given options, none of them directly capture the meaning of "sojourn". However, if we consider the closest option, it would be A. Inconvenience - implying that Romeo and Juliet's love caused inconvenience for the families involved and disrupted the ongoing feud.
Therefore, the closest option would be A. Inconvenience, but it's important to note that the word "sojourn" is not explicitly mentioned in the provided lines.