Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of julius caesar. octavius. now, antony, our hopes are answered. you said the enemy would not come down, but keep the hills and upper regions. it proves not so; their battles are at hand. they mean to warn us at philippi here, answering before we do demand of them. antony. tut, i am in their bosoms, and i know wherefore they do it: they could be content to visit other places; and come down with fearful bravery, thinking by this face to fasten in our thoughts that they have courage; but 'tis not so. what tone does antony use when speaking to octavius? confused discouraged vengeful confident

confident is the answer

D) Confident.

Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. In the given excerpt from act 5, scene 1 of "Julius Caesar" we can see a conversation between Octavius and Antony, the option that best describes the tone that Antony uses when speaking to Octavius is "confident" because he defends his ideas in a clear and direct way.

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.

demonstrative is te word i think