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? Choose two correct answers.
Answer
A
Antony believes the conspirators should be rewarded with riches for their sacrifice and willingness to kill the ambitious Caesar.
B
Antony wants everyone to know that he wanted Caesar dead.
C
Antony does not believe that Caesar deserves a funeral, but unwillingly agreed to speak to please the conspirators.
D
If Caesar was power-hungry, it was a serious flaw, and he paid seriously for it.
E
The mistakes men make are remembered after their deaths, but their good deeds more often die with them.