Question

Which line of dialogue from Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet most foreshadows that Mercutio’s death will lead to other tragic events in the story?


Benvolio: O Romeo, Romeo! brave Mercutio’s dead;
That gallant spirit hath aspir’d the clouds,

Romeo: This day’s black fate on more days doth depend;
This but begins the woe others must end.

Tybalt: Thou wretched boy, that didst consort him here,
Shalt with him hence.

Prince: Romeo slew him, he slew Mercutio;
Who now the price of his dear blood doth owe

Answer 1

Answer:

The line of dialogue from Act III, scene I of Romeo and Juliet that most foreshadows that Mercutio’s death will lead to other tragic events in the story is "This day’s black fate on more days doth depend. This but begins the woe others must end."

Explanation:

These lines that Romeo says after the death of Mercutio, set the precedent of the future his beloved one and himself will suffer, not knowing how terrible the development of the tragedy will be he knows deep inside as he says in his words that this is just the trigger of all the terrible events that are about to happen to all the people involved.

Answer 2

Answer:  Romeo:"This day’s black fate on more days doth depend. This but begins the woe others must end."

Explanation: it is what it is