To rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.
Answer: Caesar will become a tyrant because Caesar is not a tyrant.
Explanation: In Brutus' soliloquy from Act II, Scene I, of "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, the main rationale that Brutus gives is <u><em>Caesar will become a tyrant because Caesar is not a tyrant</em></u>. The reason Brutus gives to kill Caesar is to PREVENT him from becoming a tyrant. He is not yet a tyrant but after been crowned he can cut all freedoms from the people. Brutus kills Caesar because he wants to fight for the common good. It is like killing a serpent's egg before it becomes dangerous.
"child as he was, he was desperate with hunger and reckless with misery." is the answer
The figurative language used in the passage is a simile .
