Read the excerpt from Act III, scene v of Romeo and Juliet. Lady Capulet: But much of grief shows still some want of wit. Juliet: Yet let me weep for such a feeling loss.80 Lady Capulet: So shall you feel the loss, but not the friend Till thou shalt know the reason of my love: Which you weep for. Juliet: Feeling so the loss, I cannot choose but ever weep the friend. Lady Capulet: Well, girl, thou weep'st not so much for his death,85As that the villain lives which slaugher'd him. Juliet: What villain, madam? Lady Capulet: That same villain, Romeo. Juliet: [Aside.] Villain and he be many miles asunder. God pardon him! I do, with all my heart;90
Answer
A
Lady Capulet does not understand that Juliet is crying for Romeo.
B
Juliet is relieved to know that Romeo is safe from harm.
C
Juliet is a rational character who does not usually show emotion.
D
Lady Capulet is saying the opposite of what she means.
Explanation
Lady Capulet assumes Juliet is grieving because Romeo killed Tybalt and is still alive. Juliet’s aside reveals that she is actually grieving for Romeo and wishes him well, even while calling him a villain in front of her mother. This shows that Lady Capulet does not understand the real reason Juliet is crying.
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