Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 1, scene 2. cassius. ‘tis just; and it is very much lamented, brutus, that you have no such mirrors as will turn your hidden worthiness into your eye, that you might see your shadow. i have heard 5 where many of the best respect in rome– except immortal caesar‐speaking of brutus, and groaning underneath this age’s yoke, have wished that noble brutus had his eyes. brutus. into what dangers would you lead me, cassius, 10 that you would have me seek into myself for that which is not in me? cassius. therefore, good brutus, be prepared to hear. and since you know you cannot see yourself so well as by reflection, i, your glass, 15 will modestly discover to yourself that of yourself which you yet know not of. what do the symbols of mirrors and glass represent in this excerpt? the importance of appearance the need to be powerful the desire to grow stronger the ability to see one’s worth

The correct answer is the last one, ‘the ability to see one’s worth’ Cassius is trying to show Brutus that there is more inside him that makes Brutus worthy, even he is unable to see it. Cassius affirm that he is the person most respected in Rome when he says ‘Where many of the best respect in Rome– Except immortal Caesar’ but at the same time, Caesar is the only one that doesn’t think the same. It would be fair to affirm that Cassius feels frustrated because he cannot make Brutus see what he sees, so he offers himself as a human mirror:

‘And since you know you cannot see yourself So well as by reflection, I, your glass, Will modestly discover to yourself That of yourself which you yet know not of.’  

By doing so, he commits himself to show Brutus that he is in fact worthy, and if he could discover his own true self and conceive of himself in new ways.

ability to see ones worth

Explanation:

the antonym of esurient is abstemious.

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)