Read the following lines and answer the question that follows. mercutio 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! what is the significance of the diction in this speech? a) mercutio expresses that he is upset romeo has married juliet. b) because he has been hurt, mercutio speaks angrily bout tybalt c) mercutio belongs to neither house, and he curses them both. d) before he dies, mercutio clarifies that he supports the montagues.

C

Explanation:

Mercutio is victim of the tragic circumstances. Despite his loyalty to the house of the Montagues, he does not belong to either house. Mercutio's choice of last words before he dies is an indication of anger against the enmity of both families. "They have made worms' meat of me" reflects the blame Mercutio places on them and wishes a plague to fall on them.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)