In the passage<span>, ‘The Sand Reckoner” Marcus’s words about needing to disembark contribute to the plot because in paragraph 2 Archimedes is trying to play </span>mathematical games with Marcus<span>, but Marcus is trying to get Archimedes to be serious. He is trying to get Archimedes to understand there’s a war going on and he needs to focus and stop playing games. </span> <span>Packing the abacus = </span>Facing reality<span>, and </span>seeing that a war is going on<span>, and Syracuse has protected itself. Focusing and attending to the tasks at hand. </span> <span>Question 72 </span> What does Archimedes realize about the Great Harbor that brings the story to its resolution/conclusion?<span> </span>
I am pretty sure the correct answer to this question your looking for would be: C.a static character whose beliefs and behaviors don't change over the course of the story. I hope i helped! :)
Cassius doesn't want Mark Antony to say anything because he doesn't trust him and he thinks Mark Antony will make matter worse and make them look bad but Brutus allows him to because he believes it will show people that they are not evil and that they did everything in the good interest of Rome.