After reading the passage from the tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, we can choose the following option about who says those lines and why:
3. Romeo is criticizing his love for her vow of celibacy because she is beautiful but "keeps" it in that she will not pass it to her children.
What is the passage about?
- This particular passage shows part of a conversation between Romeo and his friend Benvolio. Benvolio has already guessed that Romeo is in love. Romeo is now talking about the woman he fancies himself in love with.
- Benvolio asks if the woman has decided to be a celibate (like a nun) for life, to which Romeo replies that she has. He then criticizes such a decision, because that way her beauty will never be passed on to her children.
- With that in mind, we can choose the third option as the one that best refers to this passage.
Note: We are analyzing only the passage provided in the question. However, in case we are allowed to choose more than one option, the first one would also be correct. As the conversation goes on, Benvolio tries to convince Romeo to look at other girls.
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