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What statement best describes the relationship between these works?
Both works show a marriage denied; only Shakespeare offers background.
Both works show young people in love; only Shakespeare suggests limitations.
Both works show young people in love; only Shakespeare describes the setting.
Both works show a marriage denied; only Shakespeare mentions families.
The correct answer to this question is A. Both works show a marriage denied; only Shakespeare offers background.
Explanation:
Both excerpts focus on the profound love between a man and a woman and how this is opposed by their families as the lovers cannot get married. In the first excerpt, this is shown in "but with time, love grows" that shows the growing love between Pyramus and Thisbe, and "but marriage was forbidden by their parents" that shows they cannot get marry; similarly, in the second excerpt, the sections "A pair of star-cross'd lovers" and "Two households...From ancient grudge" shown two lovers and the fight between their families that stop them from getting married or being together. In this context, both excerpt show a marriage denies.
However, in the second excerpt, there are more details about the rivalry between the two families "Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona," and Shakespeare explains the background, which was a previous dispute "From ancient grudge break to new mutiny".
Answer:
Both works show a marriage denied; only Shakespeare offers background
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