How does dialogue in a story affect the pace?

a. it slows down the pace of action.
b. it speeds up the pace of action.
c. it allows events to unfold in real time.
d. it forces the audience to read more slowly.

It was a bitter cold saturday morning ,the young track star dressed for his daily five mile run

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Provide at least two quotes from the play romeo and juliet to show that the characters’ differences did or did not define them.