Romeo: good morrow to you both. what counterfeit did i give you?

mercutio: the slip, sir, the slip; can you not conceive?

romeo: pardon, good mercutio, my business was great; and in such a case as mine a man may strain courtesy.

mercutio: that’s as much as to say, such a case as yours constrains a man to bow in the hams.

romeo: meaning—to curtsy.

mercutio: thou hast most kindly hit it.

romeo: a most courteous exposition.

mercutio: nay, i am the very pink of courtesy.

how does the wordplay in these lines affect the mood?

it creates a sentimental mood as mercutio hears all about romeo’s new romance.
it creates a thoughtful mood as romeo encourages his friend to be more courteous.
it creates an unsettled mood as mercutio questions romeo seriously about his absence.
it creates a mischievous mood as mercutio and romeo banter about romeo’s disappearance.

Helen grey by christina georgina rossetti because one loves you, helen grey, is that a reason you should pout, and like a march wind veer about, and frown, and say your shrewish say? don't strain the cord until it snaps, don't split the sound heart with your wedge, don't cut your fingers with the edge of your keen wit; you may, perhaps. because you're handsome, helen grey, is that a reason to be proud? ✔ your eyes are bold, your laugh is loud, your steps go mincing on their way; but so you miss that modest charm which is the surest charm of all: take heed, you yet may trip and fall, and no man care to stretch his arm. stoop from your cold height, helen grey, come down, and take a lowlier place; come down, to fill it now with grace; come down you must perforce some day: for years cannot be kept at bay, and fading years will make you old; then in their turn will men seem cold, when you yourself are nipped and grey. how does the line in bold suggest a key idea developed in the poem? a) it compares real qualities with superficial ones. b) it confirms that helen is attractive. c) it implies beauty is nothing to celebrate. d) it suggests pride should be based on other things.

In the odyssey which is most effective paraphrase of the passage

Discuss how hawthorne uses irony in "young goodman brown" to develop a theme or a character. your answer should be between 250 and 300 words.