Read the passage from act 2, scene 1, of the tragedy of julius caesar. brutus. kneel not, gentle portia. . you are my true and honourable wife, as dear to me as are the ruddy drops that visit my sad heart. portia. if this were true, then should i know this secret. . tell me your counsels; i will not disclose 'em. i have made strong proof of my constancy, giving myself a voluntary wound here in the thigh. can i bear that with patience, and not my husband’s secrets? which details best support the theme that loyalty to one's spouse is important? select two options. brutus's admission that his heart is sad portia's insistence that she will not tell brutus's secrets to anyone portia's self-inflicted wound to prove that she is constant brutus's admonition to portia to not kneel before him brutus's description of portia as a gentle person

The two details that best support the theme that loyalty to one's spouse is important are "Portia's insistence that she will not tell Brutus's secrets to anyone" and "Portia's self-inflicted wound to prove that she is constant".

Explanation: Portia is urging for Brutus to trust her as his wife, and she argues that she has already proven her loyalty to him.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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