Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence: Stay not to question, for the watch is coming; Come, go, good Juliet.—[Noise again.] I dare no longer stay. Juliet: Go, get thee hence, for I will not away. [Exit FRIAR LAURENCE.] What’s here? a cup, clos’d in my true love’s hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end. O churl! drunk all, and left no friendly drop To help me after! I will kiss thy lips; Haply, some poison yet doth hang on them, To make me die with a restorative. [Kisses him.] Thy lips are warm! First Watch: [Within.] Lead, boy: which way? Juliet: Yea, noise? then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger! [Snatching ROMEO’S dagger.] Which phrases from the passage are oxymorons? Check all that apply. true love’s hand happy dagger good Juliet lips are warm timeless end

The phrases that are oxymorons are "happy dagger" and "timeless end". This is because a dagger is not only an object, but is a violent one, meaning it is essentially the opposite of happy (especially since it is about to be used to kill Juliet as she refers to it as happy). Timeless end is an oxymoron, because for something to be timeless, it means that there is no end to its time.

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MsLit MsLit · Answer 2 · 2018-03-27T00:20:58+02:00

happy dagger
timeless end

These phrases are both oxymorons because they contradict each other.

Happy is something positive, while a dagger is something that takes away life and happiness. They should not go together, but in this context 'happy' means lucky because Juliet can use it.

Timeless indicates that something lasts forever and has no end, while end obviously means that it is over. In this context, Juliet is saying that Romeo will live forever for her in his death.