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Act one Romeo and Juliet

Who is the “he” in line 112: “But he that hath the steerage of my course / Direct my sail!”?
a. Mercutio
b. Benvolio
c. Cupid or Love
d. Fate or God

User Caseynolan
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D. Fate or God.
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User Jharahush
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Answer:

D but see below.

Step-by-step explanation:

Some scholars argue that since the 'he' is not capitalized, it is not God. The convention to capitalize the 'H' in he is not a convention that is universally followed.

However, if you introduce Fate into the choice then that is an entirely different matter. Romeo's intuition tells him that all will not be well if he continues on to the party. He (Romeo) ignores this feeling and decides to go with his friends.

Had he obeyed his intuition, he may have avoided his fate. He does not. What happens is surely a choice of free will and not an action determined by God.

I'd pick D, but be very careful. It is not that given the other choices, D is not the answer. The problem with D is that you must believe that it is one or the other between God and Fate. It is too bad they were put together.

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