The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 1: Applying Reading Strategies
Question 6 of 10 • CR_English II B_1104_SAISD 25-26
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 1.MARULLUS. Wherefore rejoice? What conquest bringshe home?What tributaries follow him to RomeTo grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels?You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless35things!O, you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome,Knew you not Pompey? Many a time and oftHave you climbed up to walls and battlements,To towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops,Your infants in your arms, and there have sat40The livelong day, with patient expectation,To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome.
Answer
A
Why do you celebrate? What has Caesar done for you and for Rome? Does he bring riches and servants back with him? You are senseless and heartless people. Have you forgotten about how much you loved Pompey?
B
Marullus regrets that the people are celebrating Caesar and is insulted that they forgot how they used to praise Pompey.
C
Marullus thinks that the people should celebrate Caesar the way they used to celebrate Pompey, and that they should be in awe of Caesar’s greatness.
D
Marullus remembers how “Many a time and oft Have you climbed up to walls and battlements, To towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops, Your infants in your arms,” to see Pompey when he returns from battle.