Read the excerpt from act ii, scene v of romeo and juliet.

friar laurence : these violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss consume : the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite : 15 therefore love moderately ; long love doth so ; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

friar laurence is motivated to offer this warning because he

[] knows that something bad will certainly happen to the lovers
[] feels that romeo is acting foolishly and should not get married.
[] enjoys giving advice because he is wise and can others
[] wants to caution romeo about the consequences of his actions.

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you

What is the best definition for the phase “ whole cloth forgery “ as used in the article

Which phrase from "the pedestrian" convey bradbury's message that a tv-obsessed world is a place where people are disconnected from one another and reality? o a. the headlights of the police car made leonard mead feel like a museum specimen, needle thrust through chest." o b. leonard mead noticed that the cold air "cut the nose and made the lungs blaze like a christmas tree inside." o c. leonard mead "listened to the faint push of his soft shoes through autumn leaves with satisfaction." o d. people who watched tv felt "the gray or multicolored lights touching their faces, but never really touching them."