Sternly, maybe could just be grim ( formiadable, harsh, uninviting, depressing, lack of humor, etc)
a group of men who held and cultivated small landed estates.
I don’t have CourseHero, but I did find this Prezi that looks like it has the information you need: https://prezi.com/2xx4atwhjhno/traitor-and-patriot-chart-of-brutus-and-caesar/
It's an adverb adverb adverb