Romeo: a fair assembly: whither should they come?
servant: up.
romeo: whither?
servant: to supper; to our house.
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romeo: whose house?
servant: my master’s.
romeo: indeed, i should have asked you that before.
servant: now i’ll tell you without asking. my master is the great rich capulet; and if you be not of the house of montagues, i pray, come and crush a cup of wine. rest you merry! [exit.]
in this excerpt, the servant is a comic figure because
he unknowingly invites his master’s enemies to join the feast.
he accidentally offers secret information about capulet’s wealth.
he mistakenly reveals to the montagues where the capulets live.
he carelessly offends his master’s guests with his questions.