Question

read the excerpt from act i, scene i of romeo and juliet.

so early walking did i see your son:
towards him i made; but he was ware of me,
and stole into the covert of the wood:
i, measuring his affections by my own,
that most are busied when theyre most alone,
pursud my humour not pursuing his,
and gladly shunnd who gladly fled from me.

what stops benvolio from approaching romeo?

• romeo told benvolio to turn away and leave him alone.
• benvolio lost track of romeo in the busy verona streets.
• romeo did not recognize benvolio when he saw him.
• benvolio noticed that romeo purposely hid from him.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the excerpt: "he was ware of me, And stole into the covert of the wood" and "gladly shunn'd who gladly fled from me" show Romeo hid from Benvolio. Let's check options:

• First option: Excerpt has no mention of Romeo telling Benvolio to leave, so wrong.
• Second option: Excerpt says Romeo went into the wood, not about losing track in streets, wrong.
• Third option: Excerpt shows Romeo was aware of Benvolio (so recognized him), wrong.
• Fourth option: Matches the excerpt where Romeo "stole into the covert" and "fled from me", so Benvolio noticed Romeo hid purposely.

Answer:

D. Benvolio noticed that Romeo purposely hid from him.