Read this excerpt from act iii, scene i, of shakespeare’s romeo and juliet:

romeo: this gentleman, the prince's near ally,
my very friend, hath got his mortal hurt
in my behalf; my reputation stain'd
with tybalt's slander,—tybalt, that an hour
hath been my kinsman! o sweet juliet,
thy beauty hath made me effeminate
and in my temper soften'd valour's steel!

what is the central idea of the excerpt?

1 romeo blames falling in love with juliet as the cause of mercutio’s death.
2 romeo blames tybalt’s hatred towards the montagues as the cause of mercutio’s death.
3 romeo blames his own cowardice and refusal to fight as the cause of mercutio’s death.
4 romeo blames mercutio’s impulsiveness as the cause of mercutio’s death.
5 omeo blames benvolio’s inability to stop the fight as the cause of mercutio’s death.

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