What does the word "rancor" mean when Friar Lawrence tells Romeo, "For this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households' rancor to pure love"? A) Hatred B) Kindness C) Passion D) Sorrow
English · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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A) hatred
In the context of the quote from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," when Friar Lawrence speaks of turning the households' rancor to pure love, he is referring to the bitterness and hatred between the Montagues and the Capulets. "Rancor" means deep-seated ill will or intense dislike and animosity, which perfectly describes the feud between the two families in the play.