Answer:
What prompted this reaction in Daisy was that she realized Tom's words, and that she could never leave her husband for Gatsby.
Explanation:
Daisy had a great love for Gatsby but the fact that Tom had singled him out as a common bootlegger made her realize the consequences this would bring.
She was actually scared by those words which caused her to stay with Tom even though she didn't love him.
All this happens in the discussion that Tom and Gatsby have where they fight for the love of Daisy, and that's where Tom reveals about the investigation he made about Gatsby and his drugstores, which leaves Daisy terrified, and realizes that Gatbsy couldn't win the confrontation.
D. He did not want to offend his readers by expressing his ideas too openly
Mercutio and Benvolio are the opposite like night and day. Benvolio is peace seeking and gentle, whereas Mercutio will fight and yell and duel until the day he dies (literally) Mercutio is mocking the reasons for quarrels towards Benvolio and it is humorous because it is the exact opposite of Benvolio's nature to do what Mercutio accuses him of. This, in a way, illustrates the close friendship between the two men.
The characters are major characters to the story and change over time.
