How do the interactions between major and minor characters in act 4 develop the plot of the tragedy of julius caesar? the audience learns about the assassination plot against caesar and the role each major character will play in the assassination. the audience learns about the soothsayer’s prophecy and calpurnia’s dream, both of which are meant to protect caesar from the assassination plot. the audience learns about the effects of mark antony’s and brutus’ funeral speeches and the effects they had on the people. the audience learns about the trouble within the second triumvirate, the breakdown of brutus and cassius’ friendship, and octavius’ troops being strong and ready to fight brutus’ army.

Read this passage from alan weisman's "the city without us": he props his running shoe against the whitish bark of a chinese amur cork tree, growing among the last of the hemlocks. "this may sound blasphemous, but maintaining biodiversity is less important than maintaining a functioning ecosystem. what matters is that soil is protected, that water gets cleaned, that trees filter the air, that a canopy regenerates new seedlings to keep nutrients from draining away into the bronx river." now read this passage from jared diamond's "the ends of the world as we know them": both the shoguns and the japanese peasants took a long-term view: the former expected to pass on their power to their children, and the latter expected to pass on their land. . today, despite having the highest human population density of any large developed country, japan is more than 70 percent forested. what common theme of green literature is most strongly evident in both passages? a. in order to thrive in coming centuries, people must find viable alternatives to fossil fuels, such as coal. b. with careful and intelligent management, ecosystems can still thrive after human beings have changed them. c. in order meet their goals, environmentalists must people develop a personal desire to protect nature. d. there is no excuse for damaging the natural world, and anyone who does so will pay a steep price.