Read these lines from the prologue of romeo and juliet.

two households, both alike in dignity,
in fair verona, where we lay our scene,
from ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

what is the best way to paraphrase these lines?

two ancient feuding verona families shed more blood.
two families fight over whom pretty verona shall marry.
two feuding families in verona have an ancient grudge.
two old families in verona fight and get themselves dirty.

The best way to paraphrase these lines is letter A. Two ancient feuding Verona families shed more blood.

Explanation:

Letter A offers the most complete option when compared to the original excerpt. From the excerpt, we learn that there are two families in Verona, an Italian city. Those families have a grudge and have been feuding since ancient times. Because of that, more blood is shed. (The blood mentioned in the excerpt is a reference to Romeo's and Juliet's deaths. They belonged to those feuding families. Their love was forbidden due to the grudge between them. Juliet's plan to escape by faking her own death goes tragically wrong, and she and Romeo end up killing themselves) Therefore, since the excerpt provides us with that information, the best way to paraphrase would be letter A, since it mentions all of those things:

A. Two ancient feuding Verona families shed more blood.

he is honest with congress and america about the difficulty of the war ahead.

son.