The speaker in these lines from langton hughes's poem "i, too" states that he is "growing strong" eating in the kitchen. which statement best describes the meaning of this declaration?

i am the darker brother..
they send me to eat in the kitchen. when company comes,.
but i laugh,. and eat well,. and grow strong. .

a.) although he feels ignored by those at the table, the speaker is preparing to take back his position in society.
b.) the speaker realizes he does not need those who now sit at the table and therefore focuses on improving himself.
c.) even though he is being rejected by those at the table, the
the speaker is confident and resilient to adversity.
d.)the speaker rejects getting from those who now sit at the table and realizes that he must fend for himself.
e.)despite being relegated to the kitchen, the speaker still feels he is treated fairly as he is provided with a position in society

Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt?

Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 1, scene 1. marullus. wherefore rejoice? what conquest brings he home? what tributaries follow him to rome to grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels? you blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless35 things! o, you hard hearts, you cruel men of rome, knew you not pompey? many a time and oft have you climbed up to walls and battlements, to towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops, your infants in your arms, and there have sat40 the livelong day, with patient expectation, to see great pompey pass the streets of rome. which summary of the passage is the best? marullus asks a lot of questions, such as, “why celebrate? what has caesar done? who is following him to rome? don’t you remember pompey? ” then he says that everyone is cruel because they do not remember pompey. they forget how they praised him and would climb to the highest places, carrying their children, just to catch a glimpse of him. marullus regrets that the people are celebrating caesar and is insulted that they forgot how they used to praise pompey. marullus thinks that the people should celebrate caesar the way they used to celebrate pompey, and that they should be in awe of caesar’s greatness. marullus remembers how the people climbed walls, battlements, towers, windows, and even chimney tops to see the great pompey.

Which passage is an example of rising action in edgar allan poe`s "the black cat