(Act II, Scene 4) At the beginning of the scene, there is an interaction between the citizens on the street. This interaction has occurred before in the play. What is the
author's point of view about the culture being shown by this event?
The author's point of view is that this society is close because the Russian government has
herded them into a small neighborhood.
The author's point of view is that this society is not close because people randomly Interact
with strangers rather than build relationships.
The author's point of view is that this society is close because everyone lives in a city where
room is at a premium.
The author's point of view is that this society is close because everyone knows everyone
else's business, and sometimes, gossip is untrue.

Which lines in this excerpt from act ii of william shakespeare’s romeo and juliet reveal that mercutio thinks romeo would be better off if he stopped thinking about love? mercutio: i will bite thee by the ear for that jest. romeo: nay, good goose, bite not. mercutio: thy wit is a very bitter sweeting it is a most sharp sauce. romeo: and is it not well served in to a sweet goose? mercutio: o here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad! romeo: i stretch it out for that word 'broad; ' which added to the goose, proves thee far and wide a broad goose. mercutio: why, is not this better now than groaning for love? now art thou sociable, now art thou romeo; now art thou what thou art, by art as well as by nature: for this drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole. benvolio: stop there, stop there. mercutio: thou desirest me to stop in my tale against the hair. benvolio: thou wouldst else have made thy tale large. mercutio: o, thou art deceived; i would have made it short: for i was come to the whole depth of my tale; and meant, indeed, to occupy the argument no longer.