Question

What is the meaning of the word in bold in the following line from the Prologue? Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

(the word in bold is Civil)
Soldiers
Citizens
Politicians
Wealthy

Answer 1

B citizens, cos I had this on a test, got it wrong, had to take it again, and Citizens was the right answer

Answer 2

The answer is B, "citizens." This is from the Prologue of Romeo and Juliet, and that quote is referring to the citizens of Verona, who act upon the old feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.