A. A text that changes the belief or fate of a society
A seminal work is a work that has an impact on later works. It changes the belief or fate of a society. It is definitely not mostly forgotten by a society. The seminal work may or may not be entertaining to a society. The Declaration of Independence is considered a seminal work.
If the excerpt is,
<span>If I without discourtesy might quit this board,
And if my liege lady misliked it not,
I would come to your counsel before your court noble.
For I find it not fit, as in faith it is known,
When such a boon is begged before all these knights...
"She guided me in this guise to your glorious hall,
To assay, if such it were, the surfeit of pride
That is rumored of the retinue of the Round Table.
She put this shape upon me to puzzle your wits,...
"Behold , sir," said he, and handles the belt,
"This is the blazon of the blemish that I bear on my neck;
This is the sign of sore loss that I have suffered there;
For the cowardice and coveting that I came to there;
This is the badge of false faith that I was found in there,...
"No, by God," said Sir Gawain, "that granted me life,
I shall grudge not the guerdon, grim though it prove;
Bestow but one stroke, and I shall stand still,
And you may lay on as you like till the last of my part
be paid."
Then the answer would be </span>"Behold , sir," said he, and handles the belt,
"This is the blazon of the blemish that I bear on my neck;
This is the sign of sore loss that I have suffered there;
For the cowardice and coveting that I came to there;
This is the badge of false faith that I was found in there,...
Answer: Because the Senate wanted Pompey as only consul, excluding Caesar, who was dreaded due to his great reputation.
Explanation:
At the end of the <em>First</em> <em>Triumvirate</em>, the Senate preferred Pompey, while Caesar, who had an outstanding support of the people, was rather feared. Apart from the fame among the people, he had the faithfulness of his glorious legions.
Caesar’s great reputation led to the <em>demand of the Senate that he give up the command over his army</em>, what Caesar defied and entered Rome along with his legions. This was considered a <em>coup d’état</em> and the <u>Roman Civil War began </u>between Caesar and Pompey, who had the support of the Senate.
