Read the dialogue from act ii, scene iv of romeo and juliet.

romeo: thou wast never with me for anything when thou wast not here for the goose.

mercutio: i will bite thee by the ear for that jest.

romeo: nay, good goose, bite not.

mercutio: thy wit is a very bitter sweeting; it is a most sharp sauce.

romeo: and is it not then well served in to a sweet goose?

which word from the conversation best the reader understand the mood of the scene?

“bitter,” because this is an angry conversation
“jest,” because this is a teasing conversation
“served,” because this is a loving conversation
“bite,” because this is a frightening conversation

B) “jest,” because this is a teasing conversation.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from Act II, Scene IV of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, we can see a conversation between the friends Romeo and Mercutio, they are joking with each other (we can see that it isn't an angry, loving or frightening conversation), so, from the given options, the one that helps the reader understand the mood of the scene, is the corresponding to option B: “jest” (that means a thing said or done for amusement; a joke) because this is a teasing conversation.

i think its a.

an ugly duckling is teased by the other ducklings. when she grows up, however, the ducklings discover that she is a beautiful swan