Read the excerpt from Act V, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.Balthasar: Then she is well, and nothing can be ill;Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument,And her immortal part with angels lives.

Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is in the Capulet tomb, believing she is truly dead. In fact, Juliet has taken a potion that makes her appear dead, and Romeo has not received the message explaining the plan. This miscommunication leads to serious consequences, so the correct choice is “a miscommunication that has serious consequences.”

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