Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 3, of the tragedy of julius caesar.

[brutus.] with this, she fell distraught,
and, her attendants absent, swallowed fire.

cassius. and died so?

brutus. even so.

cassius. o ye immortal gods!

[enter lucius, with wine and taper]

brutus. speak no more of her. give me a bowl of wine.
in this i bury all unkindness, cassius.

cassius. my heart is thirsty for that noble pledge.
fill, lucius, till the wine o'erswell the cup;
i cannot drink too much of brutus' love.

[exit lucius. enter titinius, with messala]

brutus. come in, titinius; welcome, good messala.
now sit we close about this taper here,
and call in question our necessities.

cassius. portia, art thou gone?

brutus. no more, i pray you.

what moral dilemma does brutus confront in this excerpt?

a) brutus lets go of his anger toward cassius and forgives him.

b) brutus decides that he will not mourn portia and will stay loyal to cassius.

c) brutus decides that he is too angry at cassius to remain friends with him.

d)brutus questions whether cassius's life should be ended.

"first of all, how could they mistake a man for a sasquatch? " which best explains the purpose of this question (from review 2)? a) to illustrate how much the book uses humor b) to show how unbelievable parts of the story are c) to convince the reader that the novel is poorly written d) to highlight the differences between the characters in the novel

Me for the love of god. i've been working on this assignment for 3 days and i don't understand the speeches at all ive read both 4 times over and i don't understand either of them if your right i will give you brainlest (i think that's how you spell it) and 99 pts. for this assignment, you will write an evaluation of either of two historic passages. • patrick henry’s “give me liberty, or give me death! ” speech (1775) • frederick douglass’s address, “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” (1852) 1. what is the speaker’s viewpoint? what is his claim? type your answer here. (score for question 2: of 2 points) 2. what reasons does the speaker provide to support his viewpoint or claim? type your answer here. (score for question 3: of 4 points) 3. how valid are the speaker’s reasons for his claim? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 4: of 2 points) 4. what evidence does the speaker provide to support his reasons? type your answer here. (score for question 5: of 4 points) 5. is the speaker’s evidence relevant and sufficient? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 6: of 4 points) 6. does the speaker use fallacious reasoning or logical fallacies? use evidence from the text to support your answers. type your answer here. (score for question 7: of 4 points) 7. what counterclaims or alternate claims does the speaker address, and how does he respond to them? type your answer here. (score for question 8: of 4 points) 8. how effective is the speaker’s response to counterclaims or alternate claims? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 9: of 4 points) 9. write a one-paragraph evaluation of the speaker’s argument. type your answer here.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings