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The word has been elevated from the status of slang to colloquialism.
(Hope this helps! Btw, I answered first. Brainliest please! :D)
A metaphor means you say figure of speech, Like <span>the leaves danced in the trees delighted that spring had finally arrived.</span>
Duty, in a way, contributed to the shallowness and failure of Ivan's life. Not because duty in itself is bad, but because it has become Ivan's only preoccupation, apart from pleasant life. Tolstoy's negative view of duty is seen in the second half of this sentence: "he considered his duty all things that were so designated by people in authority". So, we are talking about duty as Ivan sees it, and Ivan sees it as it was designated by people in authority. That means, Ivan structures his life and his priorities according to the view of those above him. His only ambition is to try and climb the social ladder. When he fails to do it, he is disappointed and has to find another obsession - of course, materialistic one. And that is the decoration of his new house. That's when he falls down and injures himself - so, indirectly, his materialism has cost him his health and, ultimately, his life.
The question that leaves Brutus sleep-deprived at the beginning of Act 2 is when he asks Lucius what day it was. It made him awake thinking about his plan to kill Caesar. He thinks that the leader as become corrupt and unreliable.
Letter c) is the correct answer
