In Act III, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, Lady Capulet, who thinks Juliet is lamenting the death of Tybalt, tells her, "Therefore have done. Some grief shows much love;/But much grief shows still some want of wit." What is the best paraphrase of this passage?

Question

In Act III, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, Lady Capulet, who thinks Juliet is lamenting the death of Tybalt, tells her, "Therefore have done. Some grief shows much love;/But much grief shows still some want of wit." What is the best paraphrase of this passage?

a. Therefore, keep crying. Eventually, you will work out your grief.
b. We all feel grief at a person's 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.***

Answer 1

c and d seem to mean much the same thing. I think d is the best choice, but have no idea which will be considered correct when you turn it in.

Answer 2

. So stop grieving. Some mourning is a natural result of love, but too much grief is foolish.

Answer 3

c. So stop grieving. Some mourning is a natural result of love, but too much grief is foolish.

Answer 4

The best paraphrase of this passage is: "Our grief is the best evidence that we have loved a person, but it is not right to overdo it."

Answer 5

The best paraphrase of the passage is option d. In Act III, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, Lady Capulet is telling Juliet to stop grieving over the death of Tybalt. She acknowledges that grief is a natural expression of love, but she also believes that excessive grief is foolish. Therefore, Lady Capulet is implying that one should not overdo their grief as it is not a true measure of love.