Writing an Interpretive Literary Analysis — Unit test
Question 2 • ELA 10B - 2023
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2, of Julius Caesar.BRUTUS. What means this shouting? I do fear the peopleChoose Caesar for their king.CASSIUS. Ay, do you fear it?Then must I think you would not have it so.BRUTUS. I would not, Cassius; yet I love him well.But wherefore do you hold me here so long?What is it that you would impart to me?If it be aught toward the general good,Set honour in one eye and death i’th’ other,And I will look on both indifferently;For let the gods so speed me as I loveThe name of honour more than I fear death.
Answer
A
Brutus begins to distrust Cassius's opinion of Caesar.
B
Brutus tells Cassius that Caesar should not be king.
C
Brutus supports Caesar's crowning as king of Rome.
D
Brutus supports Cassius's plan to become king.
Explanation
Brutus says, “I would not” when Cassius asks whether he wants Caesar to be king. This directly shows that Brutus opposes Caesar’s crowning, even though he says he loves Caesar. He also says he values honor more than he fears death, but that statement does not mean he supports Cassius becoming king.
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