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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio: I do but keep the peace: put up thy sword, Or manage it to part these men with me.

Which is the best paraphrase of Benvolio’s lines?
1.I am a peacekeeper, so put your sword away and tell your men that they must 2.leave.
3.I cannot keep the peace, so hold your sword up and help me get these men to stop.
4.I am not interested in peace, so pull out your sword and fight these men with me.
5.I want to keep the peace, so put your sword away or use it to help me break up this brawl.

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It would be 3.

I do *but* keep the peace.


This shows he doesn't.
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