Read the following selection from act iii of romeo and juliet. what conflict does the line in bold most closely represent? juliet o serpent heart, hid with a flowering face! did ever dragon keep so fair a cave? beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical! dove-feather'd raven! wolvish-ravening lamb! despised substance of divinest show! just opposite to what thou justly seem'st, a dam-ed saint, an honourable villain! o nature, what hadst thou to do in h-ll, when thou didst bower the spirit of a fiend in moral paradise of such sweet flesh? was ever book containing such vile matter so fairly bound? o that deceit should dwell in such a gorgeous palace!

I believe the correct answer is: man versus man.

Man versus man conflict is a literary element that represents the struggle or disagreement between two characters (usually protagonist and antagonist). In this excerpt from William Shakespeare’s drama “Romeo and Juliet” we can infer that Juliet is in conflict with Romeo.

Namely, this excerpt from act III, scene II is the reaction of Juliet when she finds out that Romeo killed her cousin Tybalt. She can't believe that someone beautiful as Romeo could hurt her as much. Her struggle with Romeo is represented through her description of disbelief:

“Oh, he’s like a snake disguised as a flower.

Did a dragon ever hide in such a beautiful cave?

He’s a beautiful tyrant and a fiendish angel!

He’s a raven with the feathers of the dove.

He’s a lamb who hunts like a wolf!

I hate him, yet he seemed the most wonderful man.”