Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. Servant: God gi’ good den. I pray, sir, can you read?

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Romeo: Ay, mine own fortune in my misery.

Servant: Perhaps you have learn’d it without book: but, I pray, can you read any thing you see?

Romeo: Ay, if I know the letters and the language.

Servant: Ye say honestly; rest you merry! [Offering to go.]

Romeo: Stay, fellow; I can read.

What causes the servant to ask for Romeo’s help?

The servant needs directions.
The servant cannot see.
The servant needs to pray.
The servant cannot read.