Read this excerpt from act iii, scene i, of shakespeare’s romeo and juliet:

romeo: this gentleman, the prince's near ally,
my very friend, hath got his mortal hurt
in my behalf; my reputation stain'd
with tybalt's slander,—tybalt, that an hour
hath been my kinsman! o sweet juliet,
thy beauty hath made me effeminate
and in my temper soften'd valour's steel!

what is the central idea of the excerpt?

1 romeo blames falling in love with juliet as the cause of mercutio’s death.
2 romeo blames tybalt’s hatred towards the montagues as the cause of mercutio’s death.
3 romeo blames his own cowardice and refusal to fight as the cause of mercutio’s death.
4 romeo blames mercutio’s impulsiveness as the cause of mercutio’s death.
5 omeo blames benvolio’s inability to stop the fight as the cause of mercutio’s death.

Read this excerpt from the declaration of independence

Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll. "you might make a joke on that,” said the little voice close to her ear: "something about ‘you would if you could,’ you know.” "don't tease so,” said alice, looking about in vain to see where the voice came from; "if you're so anxious to have a joke made, why don't you make one yourself? ” the little voice sighed deeply: it was very unhappy, evidently, and alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, "if it would only sigh like other people! ” she thought. but this was such a wonderfully small sigh, that she wouldn't have heard it at all, if it hadn't come quite close to her ear. the consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature. what question should a reader ask to clarify what is happening in the story? who or what is the voice speaking to alice? when will alice attempt to share a joke? what secret will alice share with the new character? why do whispers tickle the listener?

"and descant on mine own deformity: " what does the word descant mean in this shakespeare play richard iii, act i, scene i?