<span>Passage 1
Expository is a text in which the author explains a topic. Passage 1 does exactly this by explaining weather.</span>
The best summary of this passage is "Brutus, lately you have not been as kind to me as usual" (A).
In this scene from Act I, Caius Cassius is expressing what he perceives a a loss of affection from Brutus:
- he does not see "gentleness" and "love" in Brutus' eyes as he used to;
- he thinks that Brutus has become different and less pleasant to be around: "too stubborn and too strange."
The relationship between these two characters is essential to the plot, as they are the main conspirators behind Caesar's assassination.
In grammar<span>, the </span><span>past participle</span><span> of a verb is a form that is usually the same as the past form and so </span>ends<span> in '-ed'.</span>
Zaroff is weeding out the weak and degenerates to better fill the gene pool with stronger people rather than weaker ones
Prominent.
This sentence only indicates that Jay is noticeable and stands out, not that he is loud, admired, or a subject of interest.