Read the excerpt from act iii, scene i of romeo and juliet.
mercutio: me into some house, benvolio,
or i shall faint. a plague o’ both your houses!
they have made worms’ meat of me: i have it,
and soundly too: —your houses! [exeunt mercutio and benvolio.]
which emotion most motivates mercutio to speak these words?
his desire for revenge on both families
his anger at romeo for being a montague
his despair about being fatally wounded
his embarrassment about losing the fight

What motivates Mercutio to say those words is his desire for revenge on both families.

Mercutio is a character in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," where Mercutio is a friend of Romeo, who is tired of Juliet's cousin Tybalt constantly pestering him.

Mercutio challenges Tybalt to a duel, but upon Romeo's meddling to prevent the duel, Tybalt viciously murders Mercutio under Romeo's arm.

Mercutio, seeing that his support for his friend allowed Tybalt's attack, decides to mention the words described in the text, in such a way that he puts a curse on the two families in the form of revenge.

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The correct choice is A)

Mercutio was motivate by the desire to revenge on both families

Explanation:

Mercutio says, "A plague o' both your houses" because the feud between the Capulet and Montague families has led to the events that resulted in his death. He speaks these words in Act 3, Scene 1, and his words turn out to be very prophetic as the play unfolds.

He speaks those words since he blames both families for the events leading to his death. As it turns out, both families suffer more than their share of tragedies in the coming hours.

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