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Compare Romeo and Mercutio in these lines from Act I, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo: Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling; Being but heavy, I will bear the light. Mercutio: Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance. Romeo: Not I, believe me: you have dancing shoes With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead. Which statement about this dialogue is true?
Mercutio provides a character foil for Romeo.
A poem with fourteen lines and a mixed rhyme scheme is a
sonnet
When Romeo and Juliet first meet in Act I, scene v, a sonnet structure is used because
the sonnet shows their romantic connection.