Writing an Interpretive Literary Analysis — Unit test
Question 10 • ELA 10B - 2023
Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 5, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.[BRUTUS.] Night hangs upon mine eyes; my bones would rest,That have but laboured to attain this hour. . . .I prithee, Strato, stay thou by thy lord.Thou art a fellow of a good respect.Thy life hath had some smatch of honour in it. Hold then my sword, and turn away thy face While I do run upon it. Wilt thou, Strato? STRATO. Give me your hand first. Fare you well, my lord.BRUTUS. Farewell, good Strato. . . .Caesar, now be still:I killed not thee with half so good a will.
Answer
A
"Night hangs upon mine eyes."
B
"I prithee, Strato, stay thou by thy lord."
C
"that have but laboured to attain this hour...."
D
"I killed not thee with half so good a will."
Explanation
Brutus says, “I killed not thee with half so good a will” as he runs upon his sword. He means he is meeting his own death more willingly than he killed Caesar, so this line most clearly expresses his acceptance of death. “Night hangs upon mine eyes” suggests weariness, but not the same willingness.
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