Mark Antony, the famous Roman Senator and one of the Triumvirs during the Second Triumvirate, the time of transition of Rome from Republic to Empire, was best know for two things; the first, having been the lover of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, after his best friend, Julius Caesar, and the second, for his deep friendship with Caesar himself. From 54 B.C, when Antony was elected as tribune, he dedicated himself to defending Julius Caesar in front of the Senate and became his greatest supporter. In fact, while Julius Ceasar was a dictator in Rome, Antony supported him and in 48 B.C, Antony became part of the Caesarean forces in the Battle of Pharsalus and also made part of the famous Republican Civil War. In 44 B.C, when Caesar assumed his fifth term as consul, Antony became co-consul. After the death of Caesar, Antony had to flee Rome dressed as a slave but came back soon after and took over responsibility over Caesar´s will. But what shows how deeply Antony respected and admired Julius Caesar was B, when Antony gives a speech to the people underlining the greatness of their fallen leader Julius Caesar.
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Read A Dead Woman's Secret
By Guy de Maupassant
1880
How do the siblings' reactions to their mother's letters contribute to the theme of the text?
The siblings are shocked, contributing to the theme that people are not always as they seem.
The siblings are angered after learning about their real father, contributing to the theme that it is best to be honest with others.
The brother condemns their mother but the sister sympathizes with her, contributing to the theme of forgiving loved ones.
The siblings are shocked but still watch over their mother, contributing to the theme that it is best to be loyal to family.
Answer: The siblings are shocked, contributing to the theme that people are not always as they seem.
Explanation:
Through the letter, the siblings find out that their assumed virtuous mother had at least one love affair. After being raised by the now-deceased woman, who inculcated them a strict code of morality and religiosity to such extent that Marguerite had become a nun and the son a flawless magistrate, this discovery makes them furious, and they angrily leave her.
A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by coordinator the coordinators as as followed: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so,
A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as Because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as That, who, or which.
Answer:
B. Use it in the beginning or ending of the quotation.
Explanation:
An ellipsis is the use of a set of dots "..." to show an omission of a word or words from a text. Most times, the omitted words can be inferred using context clues.
Therefore, the statement that is true about using an ellipsis is option B which states that Use it in the beginning or ending of the quotation.
