Read the excerpt from "The Day the Gulls Went Crazy". Clearly, "bird brains" are more complicated than we think. And perhaps, we humans aren't so smart after all. That's something to think about next time you watch a bird. And if you see some gulls, think twice before you disturb them. They just might remember your face. And as Larry can tell you, they dive-bomb with missile-like accuracy.

Which statement best explains how the passage supports the author's purpose?

The purpose is to inform; it explains how people can safely interact with gulls.

The purpose is to question; the author doubts gulls can really memorize what people look like.

The purpose is to persuade; the author wants readers to appreciate that gulls are more intelligent than people realize.

The purpose is to entertain; the author jokes that gulls will take revenge if people bother them.

Benvolio: part, fools! put up your swords; you know not what you do. [beats down their swords.] enter tybalt. tybalt: what! art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? turn thee, benvolio, look upon thy death. benvolio: i do but keep the peace: put up thy sword, or manage it to part these men with me. tybalt: what! drawn, and talk of peace? i hate the word, as i hate hell, all montagues, and thee. have at thee, coward! [they fight.] —romeo and juliet, william shakespeare make an inference about the motivation behind each character’s actions in this earlier scene from the play. why does benvolio beat down their swords? a) he wants to be the one to fight b) he is angry that his servant is quarrelling c) he wants there to be peace why does tybalt draw his sword and fight? a) he is motivated by anger at his servants b) he is motivated by hatred of the montegues c) he is motivated by jealousy of benvolio and the awnser is not agressive. just a reminder to yall who put in the word agressive in alot of questions like mine. as the correct awnser