What is the author's purpose in writing the passage? OA.
to generate excitement and stimulate the imagination
OB.
to set the scene and provide some background information
OC.
to describe a significant event and its likely consequences
OD.
to explain a complex problem and propose an easy solution

What is the best way to combine these sentences?

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.

Read the passage.which statement best describes how pacing of events heightens tension