To view the excerpt through a historical lens, which questions should the reader ask? Select 2 options. How does the structure of the text help the audience to understand the situation with Fortinbras? What beliefs were common during this period that make the appearance of a ghost believable to the audience? How does the dialogue reinforce or challenge the gender stereotypes that were present at the time? What literary devices make the relationship between Horatio and Fortinbras clear to the audience? What major political events occurred that the audience can compare to the politics in the scene?

the tone of the passage is sympathetic to the forbidden love of romeo and juliet. the nurse plays a significant role in the play. she is responsible for making their meeting again possible. additionally, there is a sense of warning in the choice of words of the nurse. she seems to be authoritative when she calls romeo "scurvy knave", and at the same time the fact that she addresses to him as "sir" reflects respect. the nurse is "vexed", this word describes her confused state of mind. on the one hand, she finds romeo a fine and eloquent man, but on the other, it is thought that man's nature forces men to try to trick women.  

it is the : d because is true