Answer:
A.Make the language formal to impress your audience with your knowledge.
B.Make the language conversational to seem friendly.
C.Make the language suitable for the audience, avoiding language that is too formal or conversational.
D. Make the language dull so that the focus will be on ideas.
Explanation:
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Menelaus most strongly affects the epic plot through his compelling speech.
You can see here in the speech that 'they all held their peace,' meaning that everybody stopped fighting in order to hear what Menelaus had to say. And what he said resonated with everyone so that their fighting stopped completely - his speech made them have a change of heart and heed his advice.