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read the excerpt from act iv, scene ili of romeo and
juliet.
how does this excerpt offer comic relief?
first musician: faith, we may put up our pipes, and
be gone.
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by describing the unlikely instruments at the wedding
by showing how unaware peter is to others' grief
by explaining the cost of wedding musicians
by mocking the popular music of shakespeare's day
nurse: honest good fellows, ah! put up, put up, for
well you know, this is a pitiful case. [exit.]
first musician: ay, by my troth, the case may be
amended
[enter peter.)
peter musicians! o! musicians, 'heart's ease,
heart's ease: 'olan ye will have me live play
'heart's ease.
first musician: why 'heart's ease? '
peter ol musicians, because my heart itself plays
'my heart is full of woe olplav me some merr
mark this and return
and exit
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