Mercutio: Where the devil should this Romeo be?

Question

Came he not home to-night?

Benvolio: Not to his father's; I spoke with his man.

Mercutio: Why that same pale hard-hearted wench, that Rosaline,
Torments him so, that he will sure run mad.

Benvolio: Tybalt, the kinsman of old Capulet,
Hath sent a letter to his father's house.

Mercutio: A challenge, on my life.

Benvolio: Romeo will answer it.

Mercutio: Any man that can write may answer a letter.

Benvolio: Nay, he will answer the letter's master, how he dares, being dared.

—Romeo and Juliet,
William Shakespeare

What plot details help create the tense mood? Check all that apply.

Romeo is missing.
Benvolio is speaking to Romeo’s father.
Rosaline has refused Romeo again.
Tybalt has sent a challenge to fight.
Mercutio wants to respond to Tybalt.

Answer 1

- Romeo is missing.
- Tybalt has sent a challenge to fight.
- Mercutio wants to respond to Tybalt.