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Read the excerpt from Act V, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.

Balthasar: Then she is well, and nothing can be ill;
Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument,
And her immortal part with angels lives.

Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy is reflected in this excerpt?

a heroic person who meets a disastrous fate
an emotional release following a catastrophe
a miscommunication that has serious consequences
a person who falls from a high social status

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a miscommunication that has serious consequences

Balthasar’s report that “her body sleeps in Capel’s monument” causes Romeo to believe Juliet is truly dead — a mistaken belief (compounded by the undelivered letter to Romeo) that leads directly to the play’s tragic ending.