What was the cellar underneath the stage referred to?

It is much safer to be feared than loved. . among the wonderful deeds of hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. this arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty . . but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect. . that it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of scipio, that most excellent man . . his army rebelled in spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline. –the prince, niccolò machiavelli which words in the passage have negative connotations?inhuman, cruelty, rebelled how do the words with negative connotations support the claim?by defining the actions of a leader who is to be feared

Which statement best describes the term symbolism? a. a writer says one thing but means something else. b. a writer compares one element to another using the words like or as. c. a writer uses an object to represent significant ideas or qualities. d. a writer emphasizes an important concept or theme.

In this excerpt excerpt from the tide rises the tide falls by henry wadsworth longfellow what mood do these two lines serve to create