The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 5.1-5.2
Question 10 • CREDIT RECOVERY - ELA 9 - Summer
Read the excerpt below from act 4.1 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows. LEPIDUS:Upon condition Publius shall not live,Who is your sister’s son, Mark Antony. ANTONY:He shall not live. Look, with a spot I damn him.But Lepidus, go you to Caesar’s house; Fetch the will hither . . . . What does the interaction between Lepidus and Mark Antony reveal about Mark Antony?
Answer
A
Mark Antony is kind to Lepidus and sees him as his equal.
B
Mark Antony is willing to kill his own nephew to gain more political power.
C
Mark Antony wants to protect his family, especially his nephew, whom he believes to be in trouble.
D
Mark Antony is kind to the people of Rome and is concerned more with the good of Rome than with himself.