Read the following speech by the Nurse to Juliet in Act III, Scene 2: There's no trust, No faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.

Which of the following is the best paraphrase of this speech?

A. Men are not to be trusted. Unfaithful and dishonest, they are all liars and hypocrites.

B. Men," says the Nurse, "are not worth your trouble. They are all liars."

C. The Nurse tells Juliet in no uncertain terms that she disapproves of men.

D. Men are evil. They are not worthy of your trust.

The answer is A: The option A is the best paraphrase of the speech because it uses new words that have the same effect: "Men are not to be trusted." ("There's no trust"); "Unfaithful and dihonest," ("No faith, no honesty in men;"); "they are all liars" ("all perjured") [perjured=false]; "and hypocrites" ("all forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers") [forswer=renounce; naught=nothing; dissemble=disguise)

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