Read the excerpt from act iii, scene i of romeo and juliet. prince: romeo slew him, he slew mercutio; who now the price of his dear blood doth owe? montague: not romeo, prince, he was mercutio’s friend, 155 his fault concludes but what the law should end, the life of tybalt. prince: and for that offence immediately we do exile him hence: i have an interest in your hate’s proceeding, 160 my blood for your rude brawls doth lie a-bleeding; but i’ll amerce you with so strong a fine that you shall all repent the loss of mine.

in this excerpt, the prince is an antagonist because he .

a-rules verona
b-befriends tybalt
c-ignores lawbreakers
d-banishes romeo

What can you predict about the rest of the story? a) it will be about an eighteen-year-old girl. b) it will be about the aubignys falling in love. c) it will be about armand aubigny's father taking him to paris. d) it will be about the relationship between arman aubigny and the girl. e) it will be about an economic revolution led by aubigny.

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

Which phrase or word from the poem reviles the view of the authors believe that outgoing people tend to gossip or share information