Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 2, of Julius Caesar.[ANTONY.] But here’s a parchment with the sealof Caesar;I found it in his closet. 'Tis his will.Let but the commons hear this testament—Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read—And they would go and kiss dead Caesar’s wounds,And dip their napkins in his sacred blood,Yea, beg a hair of him for memory,And, dying, mention it within their wills,Bequeathing it as a rich legacyUnto their issue.
Answer
A
Antony incites anger in the people by displaying and reading Caesar’s will to show how rich Caesar has become as the leader of Rome.
B
Antony suggests that the people go to Caesar’s body to take relics to show their disrespect and dislike for Caesar.
C
Antony displays Caesar’s will and says that if the people read it, they would worship Caesar so much that they would want something from him to worship as a relic.
D
Antony has Caesar’s will and reads it to the crowd even though it offers further evidence of Caesar’s ambition and greed will upset the people even more.
Explanation
Antony says he will not read Caesar’s will, but describes how hearing it would make the common people kiss Caesar’s wounds and keep his hair as a treasured remembrance. These imagined actions show that the people would honor Caesar and want keepsakes from him as relics. Choice C best captures Antony’s point; he is not reading the will here or presenting it as proof of Caesar’s greed.
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