How would changing the word slaughter to death affect
the meaning of this passage?
OCTAVIUS. Come, come, the cause. If arguing
make us sweat,
The proof of it will turn to redder drops.
Look, I draw a sword against conspirators.
When think you that the sword goes up again?
Never, till Caesar's three and thirty wounds
Be well avenged, or till another Caesar
Have added slaughter to the sword of traitors.
- The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,
William Shakespeare
The belligerent tone would be softened somewhat
The belligerent tone would be even more extreme
The belligerent tone would become more friendly.
The belligerent tone would be changed to one of
confusion
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The belligerent tone would be softened somewhat

Explanation:

The excerpt shown in the question above is charged with a belligerent tone, which can be perceived by the atmosphere of war. That's because when we read this excerpt we realize that the speaker is involved in some conflict, conflict involving powerful groups. And the expression "slaughter to death" makes that tone even more evident, and the change in that expression would soften the belligerent tone of the passage.

the answer is:  

he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of race.

in paul laurence dunbar's poem "we wear the mask," he replicates the words mask and we to emphasize how people in general -not just black americans- hide their true feelings. he suggests the masks cover people's faces and eyes, which are the main parts that display their emotions. he also thinks people's pain conceal behind those masks, so that they cannot see reality and nobody is able to see one another's sorrow.