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 fight
1 answer
The most probable emotion that motivates Mercutio to speak these words is his despair about being fatally wounded.