Question

what does sojourn mean as it is used in the following lines from Act V,Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet?
Prince:This letter doth make good the friar's words, Their course of love, the tidings of her death: And here he writes that he did buy a poison of a poor 'pothecary, and therewithal Came to this vault to die, and lie with Juliet.--
Where be these enemies?--Capulet,--Montague,--
See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
That Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!
A. Inconvenience
B. Power
C. Punishment
D. results

I think the answer is D. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Answer 1

I don't see "sojourn" in that passage.

Answer 2

I'm thinking it could be C because he said "Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!" But I'm not sure.

Answer 3

I still don't see "sojourn" in that passage.

And why are you guessing? Didn't you look the word up?

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sojourn?s=t

Answer 4

Yes I looked the word up. They want to know what (Scourge) mean as it is used in the following lines but I'm not sure because I looked it up and didn't find it to match any of my options placed below that'd why I was guessing to what I though it was to see if someone knew if I was correct or not because I need help

Answer 5

Scourge? <b>Not sojourn?</b>

Please do a better job proofreading your questions before you post them!!

Yes, your second guess is correct -- C.