What is the purpose of Friar Laurence’s soliloquy at the beginning of the selection? A.)to show the audience that he knows about many uses for herbs
B.)to reveal to the audience how he feels about young love
C.)to give advice to Romeo about how to marry Juliet
D.)to explain how he uses herbs in his cooking

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion