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Romeo: Thou wast never with me for anything when thou wast not here for the goose.
Mercutio: I will bite thee by the ear for that jest.
Romeo: Nay, good goose, bite not.
Mercutio: Thy wit is a very bitter sweeting; it is a most sharp sauce.
Romeo: And is it not then well served in to a sweet goose?
reader understand the mood of the scene?
In act II, scene IV of the play, Romeo and Juliet the readers think of the mood to be as jest as the conversation in the play seems to be teasing. Thus, option B is correct.
<h3>What is the mood?</h3>
The mood is a literary setting that refers to the emotional response that depicts the writer's attitude towards the story so as to exhibit the atmosphere of the play, story, or poem.
In this scene of the play, the mood is happy and playful as the conversation between Romeo and Mercutio seems to be of teasing when they are joking with each other.
Therefore, option B. jest sets the mood of the play.
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