Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of Julius Caesar.[CASSIUS.] Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius.Therein, ye gods, you make the weak most strong;Therein, ye gods, you tyrants do defeat.Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass,Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,Can be retentive to the strength of spirit;But life, being weary of these worldly bars,Never lacks power to dismiss itself.If I know this, know all the world besides,That part of tyranny that I do bearI can shake off at pleasure.[Thunder still]CASCA. So can I.So every bondman in his own hand bearsThe power to cancel his captivity.
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of Julius Caesar.CASSIUS. Am I not stayed for? Tell me.CINNA. Yes, you are.O Cassius, if you couldBut win the noble Brutus to our party—CASSIUS. Be you content. Good Cinna, take this paperAnd look you lay it in the praetor’s chair,Where Brutus may but find it. And throw thisIn at his window. Set this up with waxUpon old Brutus’ statue. All this done,Repair to Pompey’s Porch, where you shall find us.Is Decius Brutus and Trebonius there?CINNA. All but Metellus Cimber, and he’s goneTo seek you at your house. Well, I will hie,And so bestow these papers as you bade me.CASSIUS. That done, repair to Pompey’s Theatre.
A form of irony that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in a play is
Which statement best describes a cause-and-effect relationship in a play?
Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.[BRUTUS.] And for Mark Antony, think not of him,For he can do no more than Caesar’s armWhen Caesar’s head is off.How does this example of dramatic irony affect the audience?
Why do authors use causal relationships in plays? Select three options.
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