Antony:
he was my friend, faithful and just to me:
but brutus says he was ambitious;
and brutus is an honourable man.
he hath brought many captives home to rome,
whose ransoms did the general coffers fill:
did this in caesar seem ambitious?
when that the poor have cried, caesar hath wept:
ambition should be made of sterner stuff:
yet brutus says he was ambitious;
and brutus is an honourable man.
you all did see that on the lupercal
i thrice presented him a kingly crown,
which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?
yet brutus says he was ambitious;
and, sure, he is an honourable man.

william shakespeare, the tragedy of julius caesar

what phrase from this passage of julius caesar the audience understand that brutus is not trustworthy?
a. "whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: "
b. "he was my friend, faithful and just to me: "
c. "and brutus is an honourable man."
d. "when that the poor have cried, caesar hath wept: "

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As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf