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Question 7 • Language Arts 9

Read the excerpt from Act II, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet . Romeo : We met we woo'd and made exchange of vow, I'll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray, That thou consent to marry us to-day. Friar Laurence: Holy Saint Francis! what a change is here; Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, (70) So soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes. Jesu Maria! what a deal of brine Hath wash'd thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline; How much salt water thrown away in waste, (75) To season love, that of it doth not taste! How does Friar Laurence support the archetype of mentor in the excerpt?

Answer
A
by offering religious teaching and insight
B
by discouraging a hasty course of action
C
by criticizing a wasteful use of resources
D
by telling a story of his own youth
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