Romeo compares Juliet to a "snowy dove trooping with crows." How does this
contribute to the reverent tone of the passage?
ROMEO
O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear-
Beauty too rich for use, for Earth too dear.
So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows
As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows.
The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand
And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand.
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight,
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act I, scene v, lines 51-60.
OA. It suggests Romeo has noticed how popular Juliet is among the
others at the party.
B. It suggests Romeo finds Juliet more attractive because she's a