Read this passage:
i passed the night wretchedly. sometimes my pulse beat
so quickly and hardly, that i felt the palpitation of every
artery, at others, i nearly sank to the ground through
languor and extreme i felt the bitterness of
disappointment; dreams that had been my food and
pleasant rest for so long a space, were now become a hell
to me (45)
what is most clearly a motif in this passage?

Titinius.] why didst thou send me forth, brave cassius? did i not meet thy friends, and did not they put on my brows this wreath of victory, and bid me give it thee? didst thou not hear their shouts? alas, thou hast misconstrued everything! but hold thee, take this garland on thy brow. thy brutus bid me give it thee, and i will do his bidding. brutus, come apace, and see how i regarded caius cassius. by your leave, gods,—this is a roman’s part: come, cassius’ sword, and find titinius’ heart. which theme is best expressed by the text evidence in the excerpt? a. power corrupts those who achieve it. b victory has a high cost for both sides of a conflict. c. loyalty to one's superior is more important than life. d.people in power cannot recognize success.