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Question 19 • English 3

This question has two parts. First, answer Part 1. Then, answer Part 2. Part 1 Read the excerpt from “Julius Caesar, Act 2, Scene 3.” Portia: I must go in. Ay me! How weak a thing The heart of woman is! O Brutus, The heavens speed thee in thine enterprise!—Sure, the boy heard me. Brutus hath a suit That Caesar will not grant. O, I grow faint! Run, Lucius, and commend me to my lord. Say I am merry. Come to me again, And bring me word what he doth say to thee. What conclusion does this excerpt best support?

Answer
A
Portia is angry that Caesar will not hear Brutus’s plans.
B
Portia is upset that she still does not know Brutus’s plans.
C
Portia is frustrated with herself for being anxious and upset.
D
Portia is furious that Lucius will not help her.