Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet . Benvolio: Here were the servants of your adversary And yours close fighting ere I did approach: I drew to part them; in the instant came The fiery Tybalt, with his sword prepar’d, 95 Which, as he breath’d defiance to my ears, He swung about his head, and cut the winds, Who, nothing hurt withal hiss’d him in scorn. According to Benvolio, who caused the fight?
Answer
A
the servants of both houses
B
the people of Verona
C
the Montagues and Benvolio
D
the Capulet servants and Tybalt
Explanation
Benvolio says he found servants from both opposing houses already fighting when he arrived. He then tried to separate them, and Tybalt came afterward with his sword. So the fight was caused by the servants of both houses, not by Benvolio or Tybalt.
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