Enter several persons of both houses, who join the fray;

Question

then enter Citizens, with clubs and partisans.

Citizens: Clubs, bills, and partisans! strike! beat them down!

Down with the Capulets! down with the Montagues!

—Romeo and Juliet,
William Shakespeare

What do these stage directions help the reader understand?

The Capulets are the winners.
The Montagues are the winners.
Members of both families call for weapons.
Citizens attack both families with weapons.

Answer 1

Members of both families call for weapons, and citizens attack both families with weapons.