Question

read the excerpt from act i, scene i of romeo and juliet.
three civil brawls, bred of an airy word,
by thee, old capulet, and montague,
have thrice disturbd the quiet of our streets,
and made veronas ancient citizens
cast by their grave beseeming ornaments,
to wield old partisans, in hands as old,
cankerd with peace, to part your cankerd hate.
which best paraphrases why the prince is angry with capulet and montague?
75 ○ their servants were left unattended on the street.
○ they were supposed to come see him on this day.
○ their families have recently started three street fights.
80 ○ they were supposed to leave the town of verona.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the excerpt and the options:

• The excerpt says "Three civil brawls... By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, Have thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets".
• Option 1: The excerpt doesn't mention servants being unattended. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The excerpt has no info about them being supposed to see the prince. Eliminate.
• Option 3: "Three civil brawls" and "thrice disturb'd the quiet" matches "their families have recently started three street fights" (thrice = three times). This paraphrases the reason.
• Option 4: The excerpt doesn't say they were supposed to leave Verona. Eliminate.

Answer:

C. Their families have recently started three street fights. (Note: Assuming the third option is labeled C; adjust label as per actual option numbering in the question. If the third option is, say, option C, then this is the answer. If the options are labeled differently, correct the label but the text remains the same.)