of Julius Caesar.
Antony: (To dead Caesar, with grief) 0, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, that I am meek and gentle with these butchers. Thou art the ruins of the noblest man that ever lived in the tide of times.
(Looking after the murderers, he shakes his fist at them in fury.) Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood! A curse shall light upon the limbs of men. (He points to Caesar, whose ghost will rise.) And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge, come hot from Hell, shall in these confines with a monarch's voice cry, "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war that this foul deed shall smell above the earth with carrion men, groaning for burial.
Question
What makes this excerpt from Act III of Julius Cesar an example of a monologue?
Responses
Antony is alone on stage and shares his inner conflict aloud.
Antony is alone on stage and shares his inner conflict aloud.
Antony calls Caesar's murderers back on stage and threatens his revenge.
Antony calls Caesar's murderers back on stage and threatens his revenge.
Antony discusses his grief with other characters.
Antony discusses his grief with other characters.
Antony reveals Brutus's betrayal of Caesar to the citizen's of Rome.
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The correct response is:
Antony is alone on stage and shares his inner conflict aloud.
A monologue typically involves a single speaker expressing their thoughts or feelings, often reflecting on their emotions and inner conflict, which is exemplified in this excerpt.
