Question
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 5, scene 5.
BRUTUS. Come hither, good Volumnius. List a word.
VOLUMNIUS. What says my lord?
BRUTUS. Why this, Volumnius.
The ghost of Caesar hath appeared to me
Two several times by night—at Sardis once,5
And this last night, here in Philippi fields.
I know my hour is come.
VOLUMNIUS. Not so, my lord.
BRUTUS. Nay, I am sure it is, Volumnius.
Thou seest the world, Volumnius, how it goes.10
Our enemies have beat us to the pit,
[Low alarums]
It is more worthy to leap in ourselves
Than tarry till they push us.
Which conclusion does this excerpt best support?
A: that Brutus will be killed by his enemies
B: that Brutus will always be haunted
C: that Brutus is considering taking his own life
D: that Brutus and Volumnius will fight
BRUTUS. Come hither, good Volumnius. List a word.
VOLUMNIUS. What says my lord?
BRUTUS. Why this, Volumnius.
The ghost of Caesar hath appeared to me
Two several times by night—at Sardis once,5
And this last night, here in Philippi fields.
I know my hour is come.
VOLUMNIUS. Not so, my lord.
BRUTUS. Nay, I am sure it is, Volumnius.
Thou seest the world, Volumnius, how it goes.10
Our enemies have beat us to the pit,
[Low alarums]
It is more worthy to leap in ourselves
Than tarry till they push us.
Which conclusion does this excerpt best support?
A: that Brutus will be killed by his enemies
B: that Brutus will always be haunted
C: that Brutus is considering taking his own life
D: that Brutus and Volumnius will fight
Answers
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The conclusion that best supports the excerpt is:
C: that Brutus is considering taking his own life.
In the passage, Brutus expresses a sense of inevitability about his fate, acknowledging that his time has come and suggesting that it would be better to take his life rather than be defeated by his enemies.
C: that Brutus is considering taking his own life.
In the passage, Brutus expresses a sense of inevitability about his fate, acknowledging that his time has come and suggesting that it would be better to take his life rather than be defeated by his enemies.