Which details support the central idea that Antony is not being straightforward, but is criticizing the conspirators? Check all that apply.“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.”“I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.”“The good is oft interrèd with their bones.”“For Brutus is an honourable man”“So are they all, all honourable men”
Answer
A
“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.”
D
“For Brutus is an honourable man”
E
“So are they all, all honourable men”
Explanation
Antony says, “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him,” but then praises Caesar, so his words are not fully straightforward. He repeatedly calls Brutus and the other conspirators “honourable men,” while the speech suggests that they are not; the repetition makes the praise sound sarcastic and criticizes them. The opening greeting and the statement about good deeds being buried do not show this contrast as directly.
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