"then follow me, and give me audience, friends. cassius, go you into the other street, and part the numbers. those that will hear me speak, let 'em stay here; those that will follow cassius, go with him; and public reasons shall be rendered of caesar's death."
what phrase from this portion of the play best demonstrates brutus' use of ethos?
a. cassius, go you into the other street
b. those that will hear me speak, let 'em stay here
c. and public reasons shall be rendered
d. of caesar's death

The correct answer is letter C. And public reasons shall be rendered

Explanation:

Brutus’ use of ethos means: Brutus credibility; thus, the first line cannot be possible as he is giving an order; the second option can’t either be possible, as he, as well, is giving the order of “letting the people who wish to listen to him” stay. Letter D, doesn’t give you much information as to what exactly ‘Of Caesar’s death’. Letter C, being the correct option; gives you the idea that he is giving in return or providing public reasons, he is ‘giving his word’ and the use of shall in this line, indicates determination and consequently, credibility.

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.

dr. kings dream speech

explanation:

it was late in the day and hot, and after a long march and an afternoon of speeches about federal legislation, unemployment and racial and social justice, the rev. dr. martin luther king jr. finally stepped to the lectern, in front of the lincoln memorial, to address the crowd of 250,000 gathered on the national mall.