Question

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,

She hath not seen the change of fourteen years;
Let two more summers wither in their pride
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.

Which is the best paraphrase of Capulet’s lines?

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

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Answer 1

Answer:

The last option: Juliet is too young and not ready to be married for another two years.

Explanation:

Because Capulet mentions in the passage that 'Let her wait two more years..' So it means that Juliet will be ready to marry after two years

Answer 2

Best paraphrase of Capulet’s lines:

Juliet is too young and not ready to be married for another two years.

Explanation:

• Lord Capulet is Juliet's father. Lady Capulet is Lord Capulet's woman and Juliet's mother . She married veritably youthful.
• Mercutio is a friend of Romeo's and relative of Prince Escalus.
• Capulet's son, Juliet, falls in love with Romeo, the son of Montague and they elope, much to the wrathfulness of their separate families.
• At first, he seems like a enough good pater.
• When Paris comes smelling around for thirteen- time-old Juliet's hand in marriage, Capulet puts him off, citing Juliet's youthful age and indeed suggesting that he would like his son to marry for" love".

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