"Polla" pg. 62

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Character Matching Polla about to be married to an older fellow Flavia Polla's mother Clemens relative of the emperor who must do what he's told Domitian current emperor Vespasian exiled Helvidius's grandfather Helvidius Polla's love Sparsus wealthy senator In the first two lines, the verbs "queritur" and "conatur" are translated passively but formed actively translated actively but formed passively translated passively and formed passively translated actively and formed actively In Polla's first speech, we learn that she loves Sparsus thinks she is too young for love loves another feels her Roman duty deeply The best translation for lines 4-5, "num putas me illi seni umquam nupturam esse?" is Surely you didn't think that I would ever marry that old man? Surely you didn't think that I had ever married that old man? Surely you don't think that I will ever marry that old man? Surely you don't think that I ever married that old man? What is the best paraphrase for Polla's mother's response in lines 6-8? Life is hard; we've got to do what powerful people tell us to do. Life is hard; but our Roman duty is clear. Life is unfair; but our familial duty is clear. Life is unfair; the powerful rule us unjustly. From Polla's second speech, we learn that she really loves Sparsus Helvidius Domitian Roma! In Polla's second speech, she accuses her mother of treason being too influenced by the emperor being too influenced by Clemens being too influenced by her love of Rome In line 13, why is "indulgeas" subjunctive? purpose clause indirect command indirect question result clause We learn in Polla's mother's final speech that she remembers the exile and execution of Helvidius's grandfather the exile and execution of her grandfather the exile and execution of Polla's grandfather the exile and execution of Clemens's grandfather The best paraphrase of line 17, "melius est cedere quam frustra resistere" is It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. It's better to resist in vain than to give in. It's better to give in than to resist if you have no hope of winning. It's better to die than to give in.