Read the excerpt from act ii, scene iii of romeo and juliet.
nurse: now, afore god, i am so vexed, that every part about me quivers. scurvy knave! pray you, sir, a word; and as i told you, my young lady bade me inquire you out; what she bid me say i will keep to myself; but first let me tell ye, if ye should lead her into a fool’s paradise, as they say, it were a very gross kind of behavior, as they say: for the gentlewoman is young; and, therefore, if you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill thing to be offered to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing.
which word from the passage best describes the overall tone?
a. vexed
b. gross
c. young
d. weak

D weak.

Explanation:

Vexed looks like it is the guiding word. Actually it is not. Vexed actually refers indirectly to Mercutio's outrageous remarks (though funny, he does have a bit of a foul mouth). The nurse is actually talking to Peter whom she wonders why he didn't defend her.  So that's all fun in R and J and I wouldn't use vexed as the answer, tempting as it is.

You are really stuck if you can't used vexed. The other words are really not a choice.

After using the term vexed she turns to Romeo. Her speech turns to him when she says Pray you, sir, a word;  She is telling Romeo that if he takes of advantage of Juliet, it would be very poor behavior indeed. That's what the weak dealing is all about. He'd be a rat to do that to her.

This is one of those questions I understand why you posted it. It is very confusing. I'm going to use the word weak which in this speech means immoral. But I'm not at all certain. If vexed is the answer they want, then the question is incorrect. She is warning him not to exhibit weak or immoral behavior, because Juliet is so sheltered.

1- cleans/ tidies up

2- were

3-would be

4- had known

5-takes

6-must be/ have to be/should be