Read the excerpt from act i, scene i of romeo and juliet. capulet: what noise is this? give me my long sword, h! lady capulet: a crutch, a crutch! why call you for a sword? capulet: my sword, i say! old montague is come, and flourishes his blade in spite of me. what is the purpose of this dialogue?
to foreshadow the tragedy
to describe the setting
to provide comic relief
to build suspense

Which rhetorical device is used in this excerpt from "the danger of lying in bed" by mark twain? "if i am going to travel by rail i shan't need it. lying at home in bed is the thing i am afraid of."

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.

Ead the excerpt and answer the question. joey was three years younger than i, and a boy, and therefore vastly inferior. this sentence tells readers how the family treats its children what lizabeth thinks of her brother how miss lottie acts toward children what the community thinks of young males