Monday, May 19, 2014

Which of the following most accurately translates this line from Romeo and Juliet? Romeo: 'But He hath the steerage of my course Direct my...

Number 3 is probably the best
choice.


This line is said by Romeo after Mercutio teases
him about his forlorness over his rejection by Rosalind.  As Mercutio launches his
fanciful monologue on Queen Mab's magical powers and continues it, Romeo arrests him,
telling Mercutio "thou speakest of nothing."


Then, Benvolio
reminds the friends that if they do not depart, they will be too late to crash the party
at the Capulets.  It is at this point that Romeo senses his terrible premonition
that there are forces in life that are beyond his control.  It is with this sense of
looming fate that Romeo speaks his line of fearing that some "consequence" is yet to
come. However, he resigns himself to this consequence and says that since God/Fate has
control of his life's journey, there is nothing that he can do, so he will just
continue on the course he is. 

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