Read these lines from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.

Question

And the continuance of their parents’ rage,
Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove,

What is the best paraphrasing of these lines?

Even their children’s deaths could not end the parents’ rage.
Nothing but their children’s deaths could stop the parents’ anger.
The parents continued their feud even after their children died.
The parents tried to make peace before their children died.

Answer 1

Even if their children were to die, the rage of their parents would not be resolved.
Their parents' anger could only be ended by the death of their children.
The parents' feud persisted even after their children's deaths.
The parents' attempt to reconcile came too late, after their children had died.