Question

Which excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet best reflects the idea that when a person overlooks what he or she knows is wrong, it can result in a catastrophe?

This letter doth make good the friar’s words,
Their course of love, the tidings of her death:
And I, for winking at your discords too,
Have lost a brace of kinsmen: all are punish’d.
Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things:
Some shall be pardon’d, and some punished:
Seal up the mouth of outrage for a while,
Till we can clear these ambiguities,

Answer 1

The statement that best reflects the idea is "And I, for winking at your discords too,  Have lost a brace of kinsmen: all are punish’d."

Explanation:

• This question is from the very famous play called Romeo and Juliet written by the extraordinary writer William Shakespeare.  

• These lines were spoken by the Prince of Verona. He makes these remarks after realizing the fate of Romeo and Juliet.  

• He received a letter from a friar. This letter had contents mentioned related to the sad ending of both the lovers.

Answer 2

Answer:

And I, for winking at your discords too,

Have lost a brace of kinsmen: all are punish’d.

Explanation:

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