Asked by jy
Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.
Servant: God gi’ good den. I pray, sir, can you read?
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Romeo: Ay, mine own fortune in my misery.
Servant: Perhaps you have learn’d it without book: but, I pray, can you read any thing you see?
Romeo: Ay, if I know the letters and the language.
Servant: Ye say honestly; rest you merry! [Offering to go.]
Romeo: Stay, fellow; I can read.
What causes the servant to ask for Romeo’s help?
The servant needs directions.
The servant cannot see.
The servant needs to pray.
The servant cannot read.
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The servant cannot read.
He asks Romeo “can you read?” because he needs someone to read the guest list for him — he can’t read the names himself.
He asks Romeo “can you read?” because he needs someone to read the guest list for him — he can’t read the names himself.
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