Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

i ran past the old maple by the terraced hall
and the singing crickets under the latticed wall,
and i kept on running down the walk

what is the point of view in the above excerpt from the poem?

a. third person
b. second person
c. first person
d. first and second person

the correct answer is C

romeo and juliet, family means a lot more than a husband, wife, and 2.5 kids. "family" means everyone from the head of the household down to the lowly servants—anyone who could possibly owe any the capulets or montagues loyalty. if you're thinking "street gang" or "mafia movie," you're not too far off. that's why romeo and juliet's little love affair isn't just going to get them grounded; it's a betrayal of absolutely everything—like dating someone from a rival school or, yeah, a rival gang. we might think of family as a place of refuse and security, but, in romeo and juliet, kinship is more often a source of danger and battle.

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