Question

Which lines in this excerpt from act V of Romeo and Juliet show that the Capulet-Montague feud has brought tragedy not only to the two families but also to other families in Verona?

PRINCE ESCALUS: This letter doth make good the friar's words,
Their course of love, the tidings of her death:
And here he writes that he did buy a poison
Of a poor 'pothecary, and therewithal
Came to this vault to die, and lie with Juliet.
Where be these enemies? Capulet! Montague!
See, what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love.
And I for winking at your discords too
Have lost a brace of kinsmen: all are punish'd.
CAPULET: O brother Montague, give me thy hand:
This is my daughter's jointure, for no more
Can I demand.
MONTAGUE: But I can give thee more:
For I will raise her statue in pure gold;
That while Verona by that name is known,
There shall no figure at such rate be set
As that of true and faithful Juliet.
CAPULET: As rich shall Romeo's by his lady's lie;
Poor sacrifices of our enmity!
PRINCE ESCALUS: A glooming peace this morning with it brings;
The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head:
Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things;
Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished:
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.

Answer 1

B- And I, for winking at your discords too,

Have lost a brace of kinsmen: all are punish’d.

Step-by-step explanation:

Which excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet best reflects the idea that when a person overlooks what he or she knows is wrong, it can result in a catastrophe?

A- This letter doth make good the friar’s words,

Their course of love, the tidings of her death:

B- And I, for winking at your discords too,

Have lost a brace of kinsmen: all are punish’d.

C-Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things:

Some shall be pardon’d, and some punished:

D- Seal up the mouth of outrage for a while,

Till we can clear these ambiguities,