Question

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio: I do but keep the peace: put up thy sword, 50 Or manage it to part these men with me. Which is the best paraphrase of Benvolio’s lines? I am a peacekeeper, so put your sword away and tell your men that they must leave. I cannot keep the peace, so hold your sword up and help me get these men to stop. I am not interested in peace, so pull out your sword and fight these men with me. I want to keep the peace, so put your sword away or use it to help me break up this brawl.

Answer 1

The answer is D. I want to keep the peace, so put your sword away or use it to help me break up this brawl.

Answer 2

The answer to this question would be the last statement. Based on the excerpt above taken from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet, the best paraphrase for it would be this: "I want to keep the peace, so put your sword away or use it to help me break up this brawl." "I do but keep peace" means here that the speaker wants to maintain peace. "put up thy sword" means here is that you should put it away or keep it. "50 Or manage it to part these men with me." and this part means that the user intends to break the brawl up. Hope this helps.