Read the excerpt from act i, scene i of romeo and juliet. capulet: what noise is this? give me my long sword, hoo! lady capulet: a crutch, a crutch! why call you for a sword? capulet: my sword, i say! old montague is come, and flourished his blade in spite of me. what is the purpose of this dialogue? a) to foreshadow the tragedy b) to describe the setting c) to provide comic relief d) to build suspense

The correct answer is C: the purpose of this dialogue is to provide comic relief. Lord Capulet asks for his sword in order to join the fray, but he is too old to fight and his wife mocks him for it. She parodies his cry and, instead of a sword to fight, asks for a crutch since Lord Capulet is too feeble to walk unassisted. This provides the audience with comic relief.

answer:

a. "there, said he, there is something for you."

explanation:

"said he" should not have been part of what is in the dialogue.