How is "Mfill in the blank with the term that best completes the statement. A reference to a person, place, or thing outside of the text is a(n) ercutio related to the play?

(a) Shakespeare created a larger role for Mercutio in the play than exists in the source material.
(b) Shakespeare created a smaller role for Mercutio in the play than exists in the source material.
(c) Mercutio is not mentioned in Shakespeare's play.
(d) Mercutio is not mentioned in Brooke's poem.