Question 6 • CMS 2026-2027 English II CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the passage from chapter 17 of The Prince. against my will, my fate A throne unsettled, and an infant state, Bid me defend my realms with all my pow'rs, And guard with these severities my shores. In this passage by the Roman poet Virgil, Queen Dido speaks about the responsibilities of a ruler. How does the phrase infant state in the second line affect the tone?