I think it was to show how Mercutio and Benvolio were laughing and slightly mocking the capulets whilst also adding the idea that they always pick the fights and are the antagonists
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(2/9)^3
= 2/9 • 2/9 • 2/9
= 2 • 2 • 2 / 9 • 9 • 9
2 • 2 • 2 = 2^3
4 • 2
= 8
9 • 9 • 9 = 9^3
81 • 9
= 729
➡️ 2^3/9^3 = 8/729
Answer: 2^3/9^3 OR 8/729
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because the audience would be familiar with them as parables were highly popular then. Also, it being a monk, it is supposed to be a serious story that teaches you something, not a funny or obscene story such as those from the Wife of Bath or the Miller.
