Choose the word which most nearly captures the mood of the quotation.OLD MAN: Threescore and ten I can remember well; within the volume of which time I have seen hours dreadful, and things strange, but this sore night hath trifled former knowings.ROSSE: Ah! Good father, thou seest, the heavens, as troubled with man's act, threaten his bloody stage: by the clock 't is day, and yet dark night strangles the traveling lamp.-- From William Shakepeare's play, Macbeth

Mood is another word for the atmosphere of a play, poem, short story, or novel. Authors use character descriptions, setting and dialog to create mood. Although sometimes the atmosphere created at the beginning of a story remains until the end, it often changes at some point in the text. A good example is the play, An Inspector Calls, in which the mood changes drastically during the first act.