Question

Which are purposes of comic relief? Check all that apply.

A)easing the tension an audience may be feeling
B)providing background information about characters
C)emphasizing the seriousness of the previous moment
D)balancing the mood of a serious drama through contrast
E)offering a complication to the rising action of a plot

Answer 1

A. and D. are the correct answers. 

Answer 2

A) easing the tension an audience may be feeling. 
I know this because when i read Romeo and Juliet the constantly used comic relief to (a) make sure the feelings the actors were feeling arent too intense, and (b) to ease the audience's feelings during the story as well