Read this excerpt from act iii, scene i, of shakespeare’s romeo and juliet:
romeo: this gentleman, the prince's near ally,
my very friend, hath got his mortal hurt
in my behalf; my reputation stain'd
with tybalt's slander,—tybalt, that an hour
hath been my kinsman! o sweet juliet,
thy beauty hath made me effeminate
and in my temper soften'd valour's steel!
what is the central idea of the excerpt?
romeo blames falling in love with juliet as the cause of mercutio’s death.
romeo blames tybalt’s hatred towards the montagues as the cause of mercutio’s death.
romeo blames his own cowardice and refusal to fight as the cause of mercutio’s death.
romeo blames mercutio’s impulsiveness as the cause of mercutio’s death.
romeo blames benvolio’s inability to stop the fight as the cause of mercutio’s death.

Excerpt from an enemy of the people henrik ibsen mrs. stockmann. (turns to the hall door, listening.) i expect that is mr. hovstad coming. billing. very likely. (peter stockmann comes in. he wears an overcoat and his official hat, and carries a stick.) peter stockmann. good evening, katherine. mrs. stockmann (coming forward into the sitting-room). ah, good evening--is it you? how good of you to come up and see us! peter stockmann. i happened to be passing, and into the dining-room). but you have company with you, i see. mrs. stockmann (a little embarrassed). oh, no--it was quite by chance he came in. (hurriedly.) won't you come in and have something, too? peter stockmann. i! no, you. good gracious--hot meat at night! not with my digestion, when peter stockmann enters, what does his physical appearance to reveal about his character?