Question
Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 2, of Julius Caesar.
ANTONY. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interrèd with their bones.
So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus
Hath told you Caesar was ambitious.
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Caesar answered it.
What are the central ideas of this excerpt? Select two options.
A: Antony wants everyone to know that he wanted Caesar dead.
B: Antony does not believe that Caesar deserves a funeral, but unwillingly agreed to speak to please the conspirators.
C: The mistakes men make are remembered after their deaths, but their good deeds more often die with them.
D: If Caesar was power-hungry, it was a serious flaw, and he paid seriously for it.
E: Antony believes the conspirators should be rewarded with riches for their sacrifice and willingness to kill the ambitious Caesar.
ANTONY. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interrèd with their bones.
So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus
Hath told you Caesar was ambitious.
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Caesar answered it.
What are the central ideas of this excerpt? Select two options.
A: Antony wants everyone to know that he wanted Caesar dead.
B: Antony does not believe that Caesar deserves a funeral, but unwillingly agreed to speak to please the conspirators.
C: The mistakes men make are remembered after their deaths, but their good deeds more often die with them.
D: If Caesar was power-hungry, it was a serious flaw, and he paid seriously for it.
E: Antony believes the conspirators should be rewarded with riches for their sacrifice and willingness to kill the ambitious Caesar.
Answers
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The central ideas of the excerpt from Act 3, Scene 2 of Julius Caesar are best represented by the following options:
C: The mistakes men make are remembered after their deaths, but their good deeds more often die with them.
D: If Caesar was power-hungry, it was a serious flaw, and he paid seriously for it.
These options capture the essence of Antony's speech, where he reflects on the lasting nature of people's faults compared to their good deeds, and he acknowledges the consequences of actions, particularly in regard to Caesar's ambition.
C: The mistakes men make are remembered after their deaths, but their good deeds more often die with them.
D: If Caesar was power-hungry, it was a serious flaw, and he paid seriously for it.
These options capture the essence of Antony's speech, where he reflects on the lasting nature of people's faults compared to their good deeds, and he acknowledges the consequences of actions, particularly in regard to Caesar's ambition.