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Setting the Scene of Romeo and Juliet, Part 2

Question 12 • EN091 Freshman English A

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.So early walking did I see your son:Towards him I made; but he was ware of me,110And stole into the covert of the wood:I, measuring his affections by my own,That most are busied when they’re most alone,Pursu’d my humour not pursuing his,And gladly shunn’d who gladly fled from me.

Answer
A
Romeo told Benvolio to turn away and leave him alone.
B
Benvolio lost track of Romeo in the busy Verona streets.
C
Romeo did not recognize Benvolio when he saw him.
D
Benvolio noticed that Romeo purposely hid from him.

Explanation

Benvolio says he walked toward Romeo, but Romeo “stole into the covert of the wood”—he slipped away and hid among the trees. Benvolio understood this as deliberate because Romeo “gladly fled” from him. So the excerpt shows that Benvolio noticed Romeo purposely hiding from him.

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