The "respectful, undermining" contradictory pair of words best describes how Mr. Brown is characterized. Mr. Brown is the first white missionary in the Umuofia and Mbanta from the "Things Fall Apart" novel written by Chinua Achebe. He respects every people in Umuofia and Mbanta including their leader. However, he always gives a new development to the people besides religion.
In Shakespeare's <em>The Tragedy of Julius Caesar</em>, the senate plots against Caesar fearing his growing power and the possibility of him abusing the power he has acquired. After they achieve to murder Caesar by stabbing him multiple times, as we can see in this excerpt, Brutus and everyone involved in the murder are hunted and killed. Moreover, Brutus, who was once like a son to Caesar, feels haunted by the Ghost of Caesar and grows paranoid and desperate. After he was defeated in war by Anthony and Octavian, he knew that he would be captured and executed, for which he decided to commit suicide instead of keep running/fighting.
Therefore, your best answer is "Hold thou my sword hilts, whilst I run on it."
To make the outcome more shocking. When the jury finds Tom Robinson guilty, the reader is even more surprised and realizes the wrongness of it.
