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Read the excerpt from Act Il of Romeo and Juliet.

Benvolio: Romeol my cousin Romeo! Romeol Mercutio: He is wise And, on my life, hath stol'n him home to bed n this way, and leapt this orchard wall Call, good Mercutio. Mercutio: Nay, I'll conjure too

Which adaptation best maintains the original meaning and tone of the underlined part of the excerpt?
he is probably pretty tired
he snuck out of here
he has gone off to sleep
he went to take a rest

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he has gone off to sleep

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Answer:

he has gone off to sleep

Step-by-step explanation:

"hath stol'n him home to bed" is an old english expression used to express that somone has gone off to sleep, this means that what the excerpt wants to say is that Romeo has gone off to sleep using old english to express it and mantain the tone of the play.

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