Which of the following best summarizes the Duke of Venice's advice to Brabantio in the following passage (lines:
DUKE OF VENICE: Let me speak like yourself, and lay a sentence,
Which, as a grise or step, may help these lovers
Into your favour.
When remedies are past, the griefs are ended
By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended.
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To mourn a mischief that is past and gone
Is the next way to draw new mischief on.
What cannot be preserved when fortune takes
Patience her injury a mockery makes.
The robb'd that smiles steals something from the thief;
He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.
A. Looking for the worst in others only brings out the worst in you.
B. Always be sure to smile at thieves in order to scare them away.
C. The only way to get through a hard time is to be hopeful and optimistic
D. Be accepting of injury in order to prevent further injury,
BEST: O