Asked by javier

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.

Capulet: But saying o’er what I have said before:
My child is yet a stranger in the world,


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She hath not seen the change of fourteen years;
Let two more summers wither in their pride
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.
Which is the best paraphrase of Capulet’s lines?

Juliet will marry you after she has had her fourteenth birthday.
Juliet is old enough to be a wife, and she will be married in the summer.
Juliet is a stranger to you, so you should get to know each other first.
Juliet is too young and not ready to be married for another two years.

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"Juliet is too young and not ready to be married for another two years."

Explanation: Capulet says Juliet hasn't yet turned fourteen and he wants to wait two more summers (two years) before considering her ready to be a bride.