Read the poem by e. a. robinson. the house on the hill they are all gone away, the house is shut and still, there is nothing more to say. through broken walls and gray the winds blow bleak and shrill. they are all gone away. nor is there one to-day to speak them good or ill: there is nothing more to say. why is it then we stray around the sunken sill? they are all gone away, and our poor fancy-play for them is wasted skill: there is nothing more to say. there is ruin and decay in the house on the hill: they are all gone away, there is nothing more to say. this poem is a

Titinius.] why didst thou send me forth, brave cassius? did i not meet thy friends, and did not they put on my brows this wreath of victory, and bid me give it thee? didst thou not hear their shouts? alas, thou hast misconstrued everything! but hold thee, take this garland on thy brow. thy brutus bid me give it thee, and i will do his bidding. brutus, come apace, and see how i regarded caius cassius. by your leave, gods,—this is a roman’s part: come, cassius’ sword, and find titinius’ heart. which theme is best expressed by the text evidence in the excerpt? a. power corrupts those who achieve it. b victory has a high cost for both sides of a conflict. c. loyalty to one's superior is more important than life. d.people in power cannot recognize success.