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What does the following line mean?"If ever you disturb our streets again,Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace." aIf the Capulets and Montagues fight in public again, the fighters will be put to death. bIf Romeo and Juliet are not allowed to get married, there will be a civil war in Verona. cIf any Capulet fights in Verona again, the entire family will be sent out of the country. dIf any Montague fights in Verona again, the entire family will be sent out of the country.

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What does the following line mean?"If ever you disturb our streets again,Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace." aIf the Capulets and Montagues fight in public again, the fighters will be put to death. bIf Romeo and Juliet are not allowed to get married, there will be a civil war in Verona. cIf any Capulet fights in Verona again, the entire family will be sent out of the country. dIf any Montague fights in Verona again, the entire family will be sent out of the country.

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The correct interpretation of the line "If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace" is option a: If the Capulets and Montagues fight in public again, the fighters will be put to death. This line is a warning that any further public disturbances caused by the feud between these two families will result in the death penalty for those involved.

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