Read the passage.
excerpt from Act I, Scene 1, in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Theseus
Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour
Draws on apace. Four happy days bring in
Another moon. But, O, methinks how slow
This old moon wanes! She lingers my desires
Like to a stepdame or a dowager
Long withering out a young man’s revenue.
Which mood is created in this excerpt?
A. The words happy and desires create a contented mood.
B. The words slow and lingers create an impatient mood.
C. The words apace and wanes create a resigned mood.
D. The words withering and methinks create an angry mood.
