Question

Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of Julius Caesar. OCTAVIUS. Come, come, the cause. If arguing make us sweat, The proof of it will turn to redder drops. Look, I draw a sword against conspirators. When think you that the sword goes up again? Never, till Caesar’s three and thirty wounds Be well avenged, or till another Caesar Have added slaughter to the sword of traitors. How does the motif in this passage connect to the central idea? The blood motif suggests that revenge will lead to violence and death. The omens motif suggests that Octavius will die avenging Caesar’s death. The sword motif suggests that all leaders are eventually assassinated. The flattery motif suggests that the conspirators will eventually turn on one another.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is The blood motif suggests that revenge will lead to violence and death.

Explanation:

This excerpt shows us the idea that the blood motif suggests that revenge will lead to violence and death. Evidence of this can be found in phrases such as "The proof of it will turn to redder drops" and "till Caesar’s three and thirty wounds Be well avenged".

Let us remember that a motif is a phase made rhetorical and literary that unites fixed semantic contents with recurring formal expressions and is repeated, with slight variations, throughout the history of literature.