Question

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. Servant: God gi' good den. I pray, sir, can you read? 55 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?

Answer 1

What causes the servant to ask for Romeo's help?

A. The servant needs directions.

B. The servant cannot see.

C. The servant needs to pray.

D. The servant cannot read

Answer:

D. The servant cannot read

Explanation:

According to the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet, the reason that caused the servant to ask for Romeo's help is that the servant cannot read.

The servant needed Romeo's help because he was uneducated and needed Romeo to read something for him.