Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet . Benvolio: Groan! why, no; But sadly tell me who. Romeo: Bid a sick man in sadness make his will; Ah! word ill urg’d to one that is so ill. 195 In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman. What is the cause of Romeo’s despair?
Answer
A
Romeo wants to fight the Capulets.
B
Romeo has wronged Benvolio.
C
Romeo misses his friends and family.
D
Romeo is in love with a woman.
Explanation
Romeo directly tells Benvolio, “I do love a woman,” and his sadness comes from this love. The correct choice is that Romeo is in love with a woman; the excerpt does not say that he wants to fight the Capulets, has wronged Benvolio, or misses friends and family.
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