How would changing the word slaughter to death affect
the meaning of this passage?
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.
- The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,
William Shakespeare
The belligerent tone would be softened somewhat
The belligerent tone would be even more extreme
The belligerent tone would become more friendly.
The belligerent tone would be changed to one of
confusion
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The belligerent tone would be softened somewhat

Explanation:

The excerpt shown in the question above is charged with a belligerent tone, which can be perceived by the atmosphere of war. That's because when we read this excerpt we realize that the speaker is involved in some conflict, conflict involving powerful groups. And the expression "slaughter to death" makes that tone even more evident, and the change in that expression would soften the belligerent tone of the passage.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

different strategies reach different people based on their ability to understand the material. (from personal experience) when writing an argumentative essay write explaining the subject as though your audience never heard of it before and it is just being introduced, then explain why other people hate it also, afterward you would explain why that would be wrong. i hope that : )