Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of julius caesar. octavius. come, come, the cause. if arguing make us sweat, the proof of
it will turn to redder drops. look, i draw a sword against conspirators. when think you that the sword goes up again? never, till caesar’s three and thirty wounds be well avenged, or till another caesar have added slaughter to the sword of traitors. how does shakespeare’s use of the word slaughter rather than murder affect the meaning of the passage? it suggests that others have already killed many who had a hand in caesar’s death. it describes the number of wounds that caesar suffered. it emphasizes the savagery of the assassins’ actions toward caesar. it suggests that the play was filled with many brutal deaths including those caused from swords.
The use of slaughter in the excerpt helps to show that the play was filled with many brutal deaths including those caused from swords.
<h3>How is slaughter emphasized in the conversation?</h3>
The speaker is talking about drawing up hisbsword against conspiratotors.
The use of the word conspirators would have to do with the people that killed Caesar. He goes on to talk about another Caesar slaughteing the men that had killed Julius Caesar.
<span>The following are the ineffective romantic strategies Romeo did in his attempt to woo the girl: Gifts, gold, and notes or gifts, flirting, making eyes.</span>
