Question

What does scourge mean as is listed in the following lines from act 5 scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

In this context, the word "scourge" means a cause of serious trouble or affliction. It is used in the lines as follows:

"And I, for winking at your discords too,
Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punish'd."