Question

Read the excerpt from Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.

Mercutio: Help 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 figh

Answer 1

a) his desire for revenge on both families

Step-by-step explanation:

Laertes' quest for vengeance transforms him into a despicable man filled with fury and hate; one stroke of Hamlet's poisoned sword kills him and his father and sister.