Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of Julius Caesar. [PORTIA.] It will not let you eat, nor talk, nor sleep, And could it wor
k so much upon your shape As it hath much prevailed on your condition, I should not know you Brutus. Dear my lord, Make me acquainted with your cause of grief. BRUTUS. I am not well in health, and that is all. PORTIA. Brutus is wise, and, were he not in health, He would embrace the means to come by it. . . . [PORTIA.] You have some sick offence within your mind Which by the right and virtue of my place, I ought to know of. What tone does Portia use when speaking to Brutus? earnest bitter flattering arrogant
The tone that Portia uses when speaking to Brutus is earnest
Explanation:
Portia is worried about her husband and whatever is deeply troubling him, as she talks to him, she uses words that demonstrate the importance that she gives to the situation, and how interested she is in discovering what secrets are hidden in her husband mind, this can describe the tone as earnest.
