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3. Read the following lines from Romeo and Juliet and choose the answer that BEST indicates the author's use of these lines. "I fear too early, for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin this fearful date With this night's revels, and expire the term Of a despised life closed in my breast By soune vile forfeit of untimely death." .

A.to flashback to Romeo's childhood
B.to introduce the conflict of the play
c.to foreshadow Romeo's death
D.to introduce the setting of the play​

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Answer:

C. To foreshadow Romeos death

Step-by-step explanation:

'By soune vile forfeit of untimely death"

Romeo is fearful of his "untimely" death, meaning he is expecting it to come and saying that it's too soon to die. This is a foreshadowing of his death.

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