Question

confound the hour he entered my shop! i am a revolutionary but not a murderer. and it would be so easy to kill him. he deserves it. or does he? no! no one deserves the sacrifice others make in becoming assassins. what is to be gained by it?

• \lather and nothing else, \

hernando tellez
what mood is created through the protagonists inner monologue?
the narrators conflicting thoughts give this passage a meditative mood.
the narrators inner thoughts give this passage a tranquil mood.
the narrators conflicting thoughts give this passage a fitful mood.
the narrators inner thoughts give this passage a depressed mood.

Explanation:

The narrator is having conflicting thoughts: wanting to kill (as "it would be so easy to kill him. He deserves it") but then questioning ("Or does he? No! No one deserves the sacrifice others make in becoming assassins. What is to be gained by it?"). This internal conflict and deep - thinking nature (meditating on the act of killing and its morality) creates a meditative mood. A tranquil mood would imply calmness without such internal struggle. A fitful mood would suggest more restlessness or erratic emotions (not shown here). A depressed mood would have more of a sense of hopelessness or sadness (not the main emotion here).

Answer:

The narrator’s conflicting thoughts give this passage a meditative mood.