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What did Mercutio mean in his quote? “The ape is dead, and I must conjure him”.

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A. He thinks that since Romeo is trespassing on Capulet property, he probably will not live.
B. He thinks Romeo is behaving like a beast; that is, he is not thinking clearly.
C. He thinks the only way to pull Romeo out of his behavior is to "conjure" him with magic.
D. He is implying that Romeo is being melodramatic by "playing dead" like a trained monkey.

The answer is A. He thinks that since Romeo is trespassing on Capulet property, he probably will not live. 1
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