The opposite of an astute person is a
a. liar.
c. weakling.
b. dimwit.

The answer is: dimwit.

An astute person would be considered someone who can produce the right circumstances by his or her own means to achieve a desired and projected goal or objective. On the opposite side, one would find a dimwit, which is a person of a slow, deficient or short mental capacity or intelligence that would be an easy prey of circumstances, especially difficult ones.  

the tone of the passage is sympathetic to the forbidden love of romeo and juliet. the nurse plays a significant role in the play. she is responsible for making their meeting again possible. additionally, there is a sense of warning in the choice of words of the nurse. she seems to be authoritative when she calls romeo "scurvy knave", and at the same time the fact that she addresses to him as "sir" reflects respect. the nurse is "vexed", this word describes her confused state of mind. on the one hand, she finds romeo a fine and eloquent man, but on the other, it is thought that man's nature forces men to try to trick women.  

a iml

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