Instructions: select the correct answer.

in this excerpt from act v of shakespeare's romeo and juliet, romeo encounters paris when he enters juliet’s grave. paris challenges him to a duel, but romeo pleads to be left alone before he is forced to fight. what does this excerpt reveal about romeo’s character?

romeo: i must indeed; and therefore came i hither.
good gentle youth, tempt not a desperate man;
fly hence, and leave me: think upon these gone;
let them affright thee. i beseech thee, youth,
put not another sin upon my head,
by urging me to fury: o, be gone!
by heaven, i love thee better than myself;
for i come hither arm'd against myself:
stay not, be gone; live, and hereafter say,
a madman's mercy bade thee run away.

a) romeo has become desperate and reckless because of juliet's death.

b) romeo has descended into madness because he thinks juliet has died.

c) romeo doesn't want to cause any more suffering after he has already lost juliet.

d) romeo has become suicidal because of his pain over the thought of a life without juliet.

e) juliet's death has made romeo lose all feeling and not care about fighting anyone.

as we know, the english language is spoken all over the world by native and non-native speakers and has become the most certain tool when it comes to communicating. businesses, schools, even romantic relationships depend on it to keep thriving. in addition, it is the language of the internet not only because most of the content available is in english, but also because people prefer to use it when talking to others, since it's the language everyone supposedly learns.

yet, there have been some current claims that chinese will soon take over as the most important language in the world. china's magnitude has never been more evident and doing business with the chinese is a gold mine for any country. we now see language schools offering chinese courses as commonly as english.

however - even though we cannot deny china's importance and the advantage it is when someone takes the time to learn the language their business contact speaks-, people in general seem to be ignoring the aspects that seem to keep english as the chosen one of languages. one of them has been mentioned above: it is the language of the internet. also, chinese people are still learning english, since it opens doors in communicating with practically everyone else, from every single country.

note: if this is not the sort of transition you need, let me know. : d