Romeo and friar laurence discuss romeo’s new love in this dialogue from act ii, scene iii of romeo and juliet romeo: i pray thee, chide not; she, whom i love now doth grace for grace and love for love allow; the other did not so. friar laurence: o! she knew well thy love did read by rote and could not spell. but come, young waverer, come, go with me, in one respect i’ll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households’ rancour to pure love. romeo: o! let us hence; i stand on sudden haste. friar laurence: wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast which words best describe the mood of this conversation? check all that apply.

Cautious

Excited

Optimistic

Explanation:

According to another source, these are the options that should be included with this question:

optimistic

frightening

excited

cautious

mysterious

mournful

Out of these options, cautious, excited and optimistic are the options that best describe the passage. The passage can be described as cautious due to Friar Laurence's advice to Romeo. He tells Romeo to be careful and to go slowly. Moreover, the passage is excited and optimistic due to the fact that the Friar has decided to support Romeo and Juliet's relationship.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”