Read the excerpt from Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.
Prince: Romeo slew him, he slew Mercutio;Who now the price of his dear blood doth owe?
Montague: Not Romeo, prince, he was Mercutio’s friend,155His fault concludes but what the law should end,The life of Tybalt.
Prince: And for that offenceImmediately we do exile him hence:I have an interest in your hate’s proceeding,160 My blood for your rude brawls doth lie a-bleeding; But I’ll amerce you with so strong a fine That you shall all repent the loss of mine. In this excerpt, the prince is an antagonist because he
a-rules Verona
b-befriends Tybalt
c-ignores lawbreakers
d-banishes Romeo