Bob walked to the store.

Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 5, scene 5. brutus. why this, volumnius. the ghost of caesar hath appeared to me two several times by night—at sardis once, and this last night, here in philippi fields. i know my hour is come. volumnius. not so, my lord. brutus. nay, i am sure it is, volumnius. thou seest the world, volumnius, how it goes. our enemies have beat us to the pit, [low alarums] it is more worthy to leap in ourselves than tarry till they push us. which prediction about the plot does this passage most support? brutus will replace caesar. brutus will take his own life. brutus will surrender to his enemies. brutus will be forever haunted by caesar.

While studying, lana reached her goal of reading half a chapter without interruptions. what should she do next?

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.