Question

In this excerpt from act I of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, which lines foreshadow Romeo’s fate?

TYBALT: This, by his voice, should be a Montague.
)Fetch me my rapier, boy. What dares the slave
Come hither, cover'd with an antic face,)
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?
(Now, by the stock and honour of my kin,
To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin).
CAPULET: Why, how now, kinsman! wherefore storm you so?
TYBALT: Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe,
(A villain that is hither come in spite,
To scorn at our solemnity this night.)
CAPULET: Young Romeo is it?
TYBALT: 'Tis he, that villain Romeo.
CAPULET: Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone;
He bears him like a portly gentleman;
(And, to say truth, Verona brags of him
To be a virtuous and well-govern'd youth:)
a. Now, by the stock and honour of my kin...
b. A villain that is hither come in spite...
c. And, to say truth, Verona brags of him...
d. All of the above

Answer 1

The line that foreshadows Romeo's fate in Act I of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' is Tybalt's pronouncement of his intent to kill Romeo without considering it a sin.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt from Act I of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the line that foreshadows Romeo’s fate is 'Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin'. This line represents Tybalt’s intense hatred for the Montagues, a sentiment that ultimately contributes to the tragic outcome of the play. The animosity Tybalt displays here foreshadows the violent encounters to come, including Romeo's own tragic end.