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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 4: Monologues Answers

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Which is the best summary of this part of Antony’s speech?

A
Antony calls the assassins "honourable men” but subtly turns the crowd against them.
B
Antony believes that if Caesar were truly ambitious, he paid the price for it.
C
When people die, the good they have done is often lost and their evil deeds endure.
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Antony agrees with Brutus that Caesar was ambitious.
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Which details support the central idea that Antony is not being straightforward, but is criticizing the conspirators? Check all that apply.

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“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.”
B
“I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.”
C
“The good is oft interrèd with their bones.”
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“For Brutus is an honourable man”
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“So are they all, all honourable men”
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What does Caesar do when Antony presents him with a crown? How does this example show that Caesar is not ambitious? What does this example suggest about Brutus’s character?

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Selection 1:He refuses it three times.
Selection 2:An ambitious person would have accepted the crown.
Selection 3:He is dishonest.
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Below are lines from both Brutus’s and Antony’s monologues. Which lines are from Antony’s monologue? Check all that apply.

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“But as he was ambitious, I slew him.”
B
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.”
C
“I know that we shall have him well to friend.”
D
“My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar”
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“Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”
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“The good is oft interrèd with their bones.”

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