The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Part 5: Developing Central Ideas
Question 1 of 10 • CR_English II B_1104_SAISD 25-26
Which quotation from Julius Caesar is an example of a literary allusion?
Answer
A
“I, as Aeneas our great ancestor / Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder / The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber / Did I the tirèd Caesar.” (act 1, scene 2)
B
"Pardon, Caesar; Caesar, pardon." (act 3, scene 1)
C
“He shall but bear them as the ass bears gold, / To groan and sweat under the business” (act 4, scene 1)
D
“Why, I will see thee at Philippi then.” (act 4, scene 3)