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प्रश्न
Answer the following question by ticking the correct options.
When Antony calls the conspirators 'honourable men' his tone is ………………
विकल्प
admiring
flattering
angry
mocking
उत्तर
mocking
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:
"The noble Brutus
Hath told you Caesar was ambitious:
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Caesar answered it."
(a) Who is the speaker? Who are 'you'?
(b) How did Caesar pay for being ambitious?
(c) What argument did the speaker give to show that Brutus was wrong in his judgement of Caesar?
How foolish do your fears seem now, Calpurnia I am ashamed. I did yield to them.
Give me my robe, for I will go.
(a) Why was Calpurnia afraid?
(b) Where did Caesar decide to go?
(c) What does the word 'yield' mean?
How did Antony prove that Caesar was not ambitious?
Many popular and powerful leaders have been assassinated in the past and in recent times. Can you name some of them?
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Answer the following question briefly.
What are the arguments put forward by Decius Brutus to convince Caesar to go to the Capitol?
Answer the following question briefly.
Whom does Antony call 'the choice and master spirits of this age"? Why?
Answer the following question briefly.
At the end of the scene what is the fate of Brutus and Cassius ?
Activity
Stage a press conference that takes place shortly after Caesar's death. The "reporters" should have their questions written down ahead of time to ask the students who play the roles of Brutus, Antony and Cassius.These questions should focus on the key events in the play, as well as the characters' intentions.
A reporter covers the event of the assassination of Julius Caesar in the senate. Giving graphic details and a catchy headline, write the newspaper report in about 200 words.
Read the given excerpt and answer the questions briefly.
ANTONY: If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. |
- How does Antony use visual imagery to make his point about the assassination of Caesar? (1)
- What is the significance of the mantle that Antony refers to in his speech? (1)
- Identify the tone of Antony's statement when he says, "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now". (1)
- What does Antony's reference to the Nervii suggest about Caesar's military prowess? (1)