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Review of Mark Antony’s Speech to the Plebeians The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (Act III, scene ii)

Review of Mark Antony’s Speech to the Plebeians The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (Act III, scene ii).

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Review of Mark Antony’s Speech to the Plebeians The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (Act III, scene ii)

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  1. Review of Mark Antony’s Speech to the PlebeiansThe Tragedy of Julius Caesar(Act III, scene ii)

  2. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 1: Which of the seven propaganda techniques is employing in the underlined segment?

  3. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 1: Which of the seven propaganda techniques is employing in the underlined segment? (glittering generalities)

  4. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 2: Which type of figurative language is employed in the underlined segment?

  5. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 2: Which type of figurative language is employed in the underlined segment? (synecdoche)

  6. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 3: In light of what he does throughout the rest of his speech, what literary device is Mark Antony employing in the underlined segment?

  7. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 3: In light of what he does throughout the rest of his speech, what literary device is Mark Antony employing in the underlined segment? (irony)

  8. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 4: Paraphrase the underlined segment.

  9. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 4: Paraphrase the underlined segment. (Example: When men die, the evil they have done is usually what people remember; the good they have done is often buried with them.)

  10. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 5: Which of the seven types of propaganda does Mark Antony make obvious use of in the use of the words “ambitious/ambition” and “honorable” throughout the entire speech?

  11. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 5: Which of the seven types of propaganda does Mark Antony make obvious use of in the use of the words “ambitious/ambition” and “honorable” throughout the entire speech? (repetition)

  12. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 6: What does Mark Antony mean when he says that—if Caesar were ambitious—“grievously hath Caesar answer’d it”?

  13. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 6: What does Mark Antony mean when he says that—if Caesar were ambitious—“grievously hath Caesar answer’d it”? (If, indeed, Caesar were ambitious, he has paid horribly for it with his death.)

  14. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 7: Identify what voice / mood is used in the bold-faced segment.

  15. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 7: Identify what voice / mood is used in the bold-faced segment. Subjunctive voice (“If it WERE so” implies that is not the reality.)

  16. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 8: Paraphrase the bold-faced segment.

  17. ANTONYFriends, 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 interrèdwith their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. Question 8: Paraphrase the bold-faced segment. (I speak with the permission of Brutus and the other conspirators.)

  18. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 9: What is the main purpose of Antony’s speech?

  19. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 9: What is the main purpose of Antony’s speech? (To get the crowd to question Brutus’ charge that Caesar was ambitious)

  20. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 10: Which device is utilized when Mark Antony refers to the Lupercal event?

  21. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 10: Which device is utilized when Mark Antony refers to the Lupercal event? (allusion)

  22. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 11: Which device is utilized in the bold faced sections?

  23. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 11: Which device is utilized in the bold faced sections? (rhetorical question)

  24. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 13: Which device is utilized in the bold faced section?

  25. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 13: Which device is utilized in the bold faced section? (apostrophe)

  26. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 14: Which device is utilized when Antony says that his “heart is in the coffin there,” using his heart to represent his whole emotional state?

  27. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 14: Which device is utilized when Antony says that his “heart is in the coffin there,” using his heart to represent his whole emotional state? (synecdoche)

  28. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 15: What tone is evident in the line that is boldfaced?

  29. 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 interred with their bones;So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious:If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men--Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me:But Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,And I must pause till it come back to me. Question 15: What tone is evident in the line that is boldfaced? (ironic)

  30. First Citizen Methinks there is much reason in his sayings.Second Citizen If thou consider rightly of the matter,Caesar has had great wrong.Third Citizen Has he, masters?I fear there will a worse come in his place.Fourth Citizen Mark'd ye his words? He would not take the crown;Therefore 'tis certain he was not ambitious.First Citizen If it be found so, some will dear abide it.Second Citizen Poor soul! his eyes are red as fire with weeping.Third Citizen There's not a nobler man in Rome than Antony.Fourth Citizen Now mark him, he begins again to speak. Question 16: What purpose does Shakespeare have for the dramatic pause Mark Antony takes after the “heart” remark?

  31. First Citizen Methinks there is much reason in his sayings.Second Citizen If thou consider rightly of the matter,Caesar has had great wrong.Third Citizen Has he, masters?I fear there will a worse come in his place.Fourth Citizen Mark'd ye his words? He would not take the crown;Therefore 'tis certain he was not ambitious.First Citizen If it be found so, some will dear abide it.Second Citizen Poor soul! his eyes are red as fire with weeping.Third Citizen There's not a nobler man in Rome than Antony.Fourth Citizen Now mark him, he begins again to speak. Question 16: What purpose does Shakespeare have for the dramatic pause Mark Antony takes after the “heart” remark? (To allow the audience to eavesdrop on the plebeians’ response to Antony’s words)

  32. First Citizen Methinks there is much reason in his sayings.Second Citizen If thou consider rightly of the matter,Caesar has had great wrong.Third Citizen Has he, masters?I fear there will a worse come in his place.Fourth Citizen Mark'd ye his words? He would not take the crown;Therefore 'tis certain he was not ambitious.First Citizen If it be found so, some will dear abide it.Second Citizen Poor soul! his eyes are red as fire with weeping.Third Citizen There's not a nobler man in Rome than Antony.Fourth Citizen Now mark him, he begins again to speak. Question 17: What purpose does the boldfaced line serve?

  33. First Citizen Methinks there is much reason in his sayings.Second Citizen If thou consider rightly of the matter,Caesar has had great wrong.Third Citizen Has he, masters?I fear there will a worse come in his place.Fourth Citizen Mark'd ye his words? He would not take the crown;Therefore 'tis certain he was not ambitious.First Citizen If it be found so, some will dear abide it.Second Citizen Poor soul! his eyes are red as fire with weeping.Third Citizen There's not a nobler man in Rome than Antony.Fourth Citizen Now mark him, he begins again to speak. Question 17: What purpose does the boldfaced line serve? (foreshadowing)

  34. First Citizen Methinks there is much reason in his sayings.Second Citizen If thou consider rightly of the matter,Caesar has had great wrong.Third Citizen Has he, masters?I fear there will a worse come in his place.Fourth Citizen Mark'd ye his words? He would not take the crown;Therefore 'tis certain he was not ambitious.First Citizen If it be found so, some will dear abide it.Second Citizen Poor soul! his eyes are red as fire with weeping.Third Citizen There's not a nobler man in Rome than Antony.Fourth Citizen Now mark him, he begins again to speak. Question 18: What obvious trait of the mob is being characterized in this scene?

  35. First Citizen Methinks there is much reason in his sayings.Second Citizen If thou consider rightly of the matter,Caesar has had great wrong.Third Citizen Has he, masters?I fear there will a worse come in his place.Fourth Citizen Mark'd ye his words? He would not take the crown;Therefore 'tis certain he was not ambitious.First Citizen If it be found so, some will dear abide it.Second Citizen Poor soul! his eyes are red as fire with weeping.Third Citizen There's not a nobler man in Rome than Antony.Fourth Citizen Now mark him, he begins again to speak. Question 18: What obvious trait of the mob is being characterized in this scene?(their fickle nature)

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