read the following dialogue from act iv, scene 2 from romeo and juliet:
capulet: so many guests invite as here are
[exit first servant.]
sirrah, go hirw me twenty cunning cooks.
second servant: you shall have none ill, sir; for i'll try if they can lick their fingers.
capulet: how canst thou try them so?
second servant: marry, sir, 'tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers: therefore he that cannot lick his fingers goes not with me.
how does shakespeare's use of comic relief impact this scene?
a) it provides a venue to show how capulet treats his wife.
b) it highlights capulet's friendship with and respect for his servants.
c) it demonstrates capulet's deep affectionn for juliet.
d) it adds lightheartedness ro the stressful preparation of the wedding feast.

The answer is:

D) It adds lightheartedness ro the stressful preparation of the wedding feast.

In Romeo and Juliet in the immediate before act, Juliet just told her father that she doesn´t want to marry with other tham Romeo, and the ambience is stressed because of the big wedding, with a comic relief the audience can get off its nerves a little bit before the great wedding and catastrophe that´s about to come.

the answer is culture

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.