An Introduction to Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet, Part 1
Question 2 • EN091 Freshman English A
Read these lines from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.And the continuance of their parents’ rage,Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove,
Answer
A
Even their children’s deaths could not end the parents’ rage.
B
Nothing but their children’s deaths could stop the parents’ anger.
C
The parents continued their feud even after their children died.
D
The parents tried to make peace before their children died.
Explanation
“Nought could remove” means nothing could end or take away the parents’ rage, except “their children’s end”—their children’s deaths. So the lines say that only the deaths of their children could stop the parents’ anger. Choice B states this directly; A reverses the meaning.
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