The topic of friendship is addressed in the play "damon and pythias" and is the main focus in the poem "friendship." which statement best explains how this topic is treated in both texts? in the poem, friendship is described as smoothing the passage to the grave, and the play depicts a pair of characters who are doomed to die. in the poem, friendship is considered narrow-minded, and the two men depict two friends' struggle to trust each other. in the poem, friendship is described as being able to tell the truth from a lie, and no one believes that pythias will actually return as he promises. in the poem, friendship is described as nurturing the relationship between two people, and the play shows two men with complete faith and trust in each other.