In Act III, scene 5 of romeo and Juliet, land capulet, who thinks Juliet is lamenting the death of tybalt, tells her, "therefore have done. Some grief shows much of love;/but much of grief shows still some want of wit."what is the best paraphrase of the passage?

A.Therefore,keep crying. Eventually, you will work out your grief
B.We all feel grief at a persons death, whether we loved the person or not
C.So stop grieving. Some mourning is a natural result of love, but too much grief is foolish
D.Our grief is the best evidence that we have loved a person, but it is not right to overdo it

Question

In Act III, scene 5 of romeo and Juliet, land capulet, who thinks Juliet is lamenting the death of tybalt, tells her, "therefore have done. Some grief shows much of love;/but much of grief shows still some want of wit."what is the best paraphrase of the passage?

A.Therefore,keep crying. Eventually, you will work out your grief
B.We all feel grief at a persons death, whether we loved the person or not
C.So stop grieving. Some mourning is a natural result of love, but too much grief is foolish
D.Our  grief is the best evidence that we have loved a person, but it is not right to overdo it

blake4560 · Answer

I think that it is either C or D although I may lean more for D.