He had never before known such penury. there was no money for medicine, no money for even a night's lodging. truth

be told, he wasn't sure he could remember the last time he had slept in a bed. not only was there no money for food,

but he had been unable to locate even a charity soup kitchen for a meal. huddled in the corner of an alley in the

unfamiliar city, he pulled the discarded newspaper and boxes close around him. that, he thought, may break the wind

and also make me harder to see. he lulled himself into an uneasy sleep imagining how he might convince someone to

give him a few dollars-or a job-now there would be dream!

based on the context clues, penury most likely means

happiness

loneliness

o poverty

freedom

opportunity

Julius caesar. [brutus.] with this, she fell distraught, and, her attendants absent, swallowed fire. cassius. and died so? brutus. even so. cassius. o ye immortal gods! [enter lucius, with wine and taper] brutus. speak no more of her. give me a bowl of wine. in this i bury all unkindness, cassius. cassius. my heart is thirsty for that noble pledge. fill, lucius, till the wine o'erswell the cup; i cannot drink too much of brutus' love. [exit lucius. enter titinius, with messala] brutus. come in, titinius; welcome, good messala. now sit we close about this taper here, and call in question our necessities. cassius. portia, art thou gone? brutus. no more, i pray you. what moral dilemma does brutus confront in this excerpt? brutus lets go of his anger toward cassius and forgives him. brutus decides that he will not mourn portia and will stay loyal to cassius. brutus decides that he is too angry at cassius to remain friends with him. brutus questions whether cassius's life should be ended.