Question

BRUTUS. How ill this taper burns! Ha! Who comes here?

I think it is the weakness of mine eyes

That shapes this monstrous apparition.

It comes upon me. Art thou any thing?

Art thou some god, some angel, or some devil,

That makest my blood cold and my hair to stare?

Speak to me what thou art.

–The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,
William Shakespeare

Which lines bestsupport the theme that guilt cannot be escaped? Choose three options.

“weakness of mine eyes”
“monstrous apparition”
“some god, some angel, or some devil”
“my blood cold”
“Art though any thing?”

Answer 1

“monstrous apparition” — the ghost imagery shows Brutus being haunted by his deed, an external reminder of guilt.

“some god, some angel, or some devil” — he frames the vision as a moral/spiritual judgment, implying conscience (or punishment) pursues him.

“my blood cold” — the physical reaction signals that guilt affects him deeply and cannot be shrugged off.