Read this excerpt from The Iliad. The fleet in view, he twang'd his deadly bow, And hissing fly the feather'd fates below. On mu
les and dogs the infection first begun; And last, the vengful arros fix'd in man. Who is "the fleet" referring to? Agamemnon
the gods
a group of citizens
The greek army
In this excerpt by “the fleet” is referred to the Greek army
lead. The Greek army is lead by Agamemnon, who. by destroying the temple of Apollo and ravishing Trojan priest’s
daughter, Chryseis, draws on the wrath of Apollo. Apollo sets off the plague
and infects Greek fleet to punish him. By releasing captives, Agamemnon saves his army from the
plague and marches on ahead.
Filibustering is a method that Senators can use to stall or prevent a vote on a particular bill. Although not quite common nowadays, it has been used many times in the past.
