the question is

8.part a: what does mercutio mean in the excerpt below from act 3, scene 1?

me into some house, benvolio, or i shall faint.
a plague o' both your houses! they have made worms' meat of me.
i have it, and soundly too. your houses!

a. the actions of both families have caused his death.
b. he is not feeling well and needs to rest.
c. he is angry at members of both households.
d. both families have the plague.