Romeo to be a maturing character: ROMEO This gentleman, the prince's
near ally, My very friend, hath got his mortal hurt In my behalf; my
reputation stain'd With Tybalt's slander, -- Tybalt, that an hour Hath
been my kinsman! O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate And
in my temper soften'd valour's steel!
Romeo is unchanged: ROMEO
Alive, in triumph! and Mercutio slain! Away to heaven, respective
lenity, And fire - eyed fury be my conduct now!
In looking at the answer choices, a few can be dismissed immediately. From the passage it doesn't seem that the dismissal of the narrator's questions affects her too much. Therefore we can eliminate answers that show a drastic change in the narrator's emotions (the narrator feeling inadequate, lacking control, and fearing she may be doomed). The only answer left is that the narrator is dismissed. In gothic literature women are often seen as helpless, innocent victims.
