Read the passage. then answer the question that follows.

portia. i must go in. ay me! how weak a thing

the heart of woman is! o brutus,

the heavens speed thee in thine enterprise! —

sure, the boy heard me. brutus hath a suit

that caesar will not grant. o, i grow faint!

run, lucius, and commend me to my lord.

say i am merry. come to me again,

and bring me word what he doth say to thee.

–the tragedy of julius caesar,

william shakespeare

what impact does the image of a "heart of a woman” have on the audience?

it shows the audience that portia is very weak and thinks she is about to faint.
it shows the audience that portia loves her husband and is worried about him.
it shows the audience that portia is jealous and wants to go to the senate with brutus.
it shows the audience that portia is deceitful and sends the boy to tell a lie to her husband.

Wha is the topic discussed in “lifeboat ethics” ?

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

Write about a scientist and present information including a short biography, contribution, their scientific achievements and contribution to science