Question

9 read this sentence from lines 61–62 of scene 1. \ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.\ which two meanings for the word grave does mercutio use to make a pun in this line? a \somber\ and \pensive\ b \somber\ and \a final resting place\ c \somber\ and \silent\ d \somber\ and \to fix the mind\

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the pun in Mercutio's line. "Grave" can mean "somber" (in the sense of serious) and also "a final resting place" (a grave as a burial site). Mercutio, being fatally wounded, uses wordplay: asking for him tomorrow, he'll be a "grave man"—either somber (due to his condition) or in a grave (dead). Option A's "pensive" is not the pun's second meaning. Option C's "silent" and D's "to fix the mind" don't fit the pun's context (relating to death/burial). So the correct two meanings are "somber" and "a final resting place".

Answer:

B. "somber" and "a final resting place"