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Romeo: Well, in that hit you miss: she’ll not be hit

With Cupid’s arrow; she hath Dian’s wit;
And, in strong proof of chastity well arm’d,
From love’s weak childish bow she lives unharm’d.
She will not stay the siege of loving terms,

Which is the best meaning of the phrase "she’ll not be hit with Cupid’s arrow”?

She loves Romeo but does not want to marry him.
She believes Romeo does not really love her.
She does not want to fall in love with anyone.
She is too young to understand the meaning of love.

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The answer is "She does not want to fall in love with anyone." Hope this helped!
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Answer: C) She does not want to fall in love with anyone.

Step-by-step explanation: In the given excerpt from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo says that she'll not be hit with Cupid's arrow referring to the fact that she does not want to fall in love with anyone. Romeo uses the expression of "being hit with Cupid's arrow" because according to classical mythology, Cupid is the God of desire, love, attraction and affection and when he hits someone with an arrow, this person falls in love.

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