A participial phrase contains a participle, which is a verbal form with the endings -ed or -ing (or irregular, such as "written", as in "Written on monday (the piece was famous already on Tuesday)).
here the participle is "noted" and the whole phrase is this one:
Noted for her beauty
I think it's past perfect progressive.
The answer to the question is letter "B. Rising Action". This is the part of the work where the problem and the conflict central to the plot is introduced. To this point of the story, things get more complicated for the main characters. The main characters may have done something to counter the conflict in this part but it is not yet resolved.
Both Lord and Lady Capulet deserve absolution. Lord Capulet deserves pardoning because throughout the play he has tried to keep as much peace as he can between the families.