Why does tuck say he and his family are”like rocks beside the road”?

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Mrs. hale (her hand against her pocket). we call it-knot it, mr. henderson. what changes might a director or screenwriter make to the original version of this scene in order to best emphasize themood? cut dialogue from the scene to make it a more approphate lengthupdate the setting to appeal to a more modern-day audienceomit the actions of the characters to avoid confusion and chaoso include the use of lighting, camera angles, and sound effectsmark this and returnnextsubmit

Read the dialogue from act ll scene iv of romeo and juliet. which word from the conversation best the reader understand the mood of the scene?