JAMB Literature in English 2011 Question 7

Question 7

Set Text: Romeo and Juliet

In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the play reaches the point of denouement

  1. A.at the family feast
  2. B.at the reconciliation of the feuding families
  3. C.when Romeo is informed of Juliet's death
  4. D.when Romeo kills Paris at the tomb.
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Answer: B (at the reconciliation of the feuding families)

Explanation

The denouement is the final unravelling: after the lovers' deaths, the Montagues and Capulets make peace.