part a- what is the main idea of paragraphs 11-14?
a. the events in romeo and juilet could have been prevented
b. much ado about nothing is a romantic play about two couples
c. people want to interpret romeo and juilet as a love story
d. capulet and montegue learn from the deaths of their children
part b- select the sentence that best supports the answer to part a
a. “romeo and juilet is, after all, one of shakesphere’s tragedies (as compared to much ado about nothing, a comedy… resulting in two happily wedded couples).”
b. “a convention of tragedy is that the characters who die should do so in a way that transforms the ones who live”.
c. “but the tragedy of this play extends beyond the title characters…”
d. “…we continue to indulge our persistent desire to romanticize a play that might be shakesphere’s greatest critique of romanticizing something that really isn’t that romantic….”