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Setting the Scene of Romeo and Juliet, Part 2

Question 3 • EN091 Freshman English A

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.Capulet: But saying o’er what I have said before:My child is yet a stranger in the world, 10She hath not seen the change of fourteen years;Let two more summers wither in their prideEre we may think her ripe to be a bride.

Answer
A
Juliet will marry you after she has had her fourteenth birthday.
B
Juliet is old enough to be a wife, and she will be married in the summer.
C
Juliet is a stranger to you, so you should get to know each other first.
D
Juliet is too young and not ready to be married for another two years.

Explanation

Capulet says Juliet has not yet reached fourteen, and that two more summers should pass before she is considered ready to marry. This means Juliet is too young and will not be ready for marriage for another two years, matching choice D.

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