Read the following summary of a short story: in a futuristic society, there is a complete lack of central organization and common purpose. without government, people are still generally civil to one another, but they mainly look out only for themselves. they are less advanced in terms of communication, education, and health than we are today. their lack of concerted effort has resulted in widespread apathy a societal failure. which two themes most clearly interact in this story? a. the concern for freedom and the desire from community b. the need for structure and the responsibility of free will c. the importance of the individual and disappointment with society d. the need for personal fulfillment and the desire for independence

Which lines in this excerpt from act ii of william shakespeare’s romeo and juliet reveal that mercutio thinks romeo would be better off if he stopped thinking about love? 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 well served in to a sweet goose? mercutio: o here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad! romeo: i stretch it out for that word 'broad; ' which added to the goose, proves thee far and wide a broad goose. mercutio: why, is not this better now than groaning for love? now art thou sociable, now art thou romeo; now art thou what thou art, by art as well as by nature: for this drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole. benvolio: stop there, stop there. mercutio: thou desirest me to stop in my tale against the hair. benvolio: thou wouldst else have made thy tale large. mercutio: o, thou art deceived; i would have made it short: for i was come to the whole depth of my tale; and meant, indeed, to occupy the argument no longer.

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In describing jimmy wells as the truest, most loyal fellow, what tone is conveyed