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

Benvolio: Groan! why, no;
But sadly tell me who.

Romeo: Bid a sick man in sadness make his will;
Ah! word ill urg’d to one that is so ill.






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In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman.
What is the cause of Romeo’s despair?

Romeo has wronged Benvolio.
Romeo misses his friends and family.
Romeo wants to fight the Capulets.
Romeo is in love with a woman.

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Romeo is in love with a woman.

He directly tells Benvolio "In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman," indicating his despair is caused by unrequited or troubled love.