Which excerpt from act v, scene iii of romeo and juliet best reflects the play’s overall theme?

lady capulet: o me! this sight of death is as a bell,
that warns my old age to a sepulchre.
prince: see what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
that heaven finds means to kill your joys with love;
romeo: hold, take this letter; early in the morning
see thou deliver it to my lord and father.
montague: o thou untaught! what manners is in this,
to press before thy father to a grave?

Prince: See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, /That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love;

This line best shows the play's overall theme. It shows how the hate between the two families drove their children to commit suicide. The Prince is scolding the parents for their behavior and effectively summing up Shakespeare's message.

The right answer is Prince: See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,

That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love;

Explanation: scourge means affliction or predicament and the lovers's affliction is that they love each other but their families hate each other, though.

from the count of monte cristo there are two synonyms of the word “grotto”. these words are chamber and cavern.