Question

Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.

[PORTIA.] It will not let you eat, nor talk, nor sleep,
And could it work so much upon your shape
As it hath much prevailed on your condition,
I should not know you Brutus. Dear my lord,
Make me acquainted with your cause of grief.

BRUTUS. I am not well in health, and that is all.

PORTIA. Brutus is wise, and, were he not in health,
He would embrace the means to come by it. . . .

[PORTIA.] You have some sick offence within your mind
Which by the right and virtue of my place,
I ought to know of.

What tone does Portia use when speaking to Brutus?

sincere
bitter
vengeful
arrogant

Answer 1

B) Bitter

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Bitter

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of Julius Caesar, Portia says she would not let Brutus "eat or sleep" until he has told her the source of his grief. She is unhappy when he tells her that he is only unwell and nothing else is causing him grief.

Therefore, according to the excerpt, the tone Portia uses when speaking to Brutus is one of bitterness.