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Table of Contents
Workbook Summary :
PLOT DEVELOPMENT-FUNERAL ORATIONS
Rome-the forum
Brutus and Cassius enter the forum amidst a throng of citizens. The forum is full of anxious men who are agitated after the death of their beloved Caesar. They angrily demand the rease for his death. Brutus decides to take charge of half of the mob, while Cassius controls the other half.
Brutus addresses the crowd in a logical but unappealing manner. People listen to Brutus only because of his reputation as an honourable and upright Roman. He tells them that he loved Caesar, but his love for Rome was greater and the freedom of the citizens even more. He justifies to the crowd that he was compelled to kill Caesar because he had become too ambitious and wanted to make the Roman citizens his slaves. The citizens are convinced with Brutus ‘speech. They even express their will for Brutus to be crowned king and decide to honour him by carrying him home in a procession. They are ignorant and fail to comprehend the gravity of the situation. Brutus appeals to them to hear Mark Antony which was the greatest blunder Brutus was committing.
Antony addresses the crowd which has been swayed by Brutus. Antony however, knows how to sway the emotions of this very mob. The crowd shouts out to him that Caesar was a tyrant Antony addresses them first as friends then as Romans and then as countrymen. He assures the crowd that he has come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. He tells the crowd that he will try to be as logical as Brutus. He accepts that Brutus had honourable intentions in killing Caesar and if Caesar was ambitious, then, he truly deserved to die.
He appeals to their emotions by reminding them about how Caesar filled the state treasury with the ransoms he received from freeing captives. He reminds them of Caesars soft heartedness about how he wept whenever the poor cried. He asks them whether that even was what Brutus termed as ambition?
He reminds the crowd about how at the feast of the Lupercal he had offered a crown to Caesar not once but thrice and all the three times Caesar had refused the crown. Did he refuse the crown due to ambition? He does not once refute what Brutus has said but keeps on stressing on the fact that Brutus is honourable and what he has assessed about Caesar cannot be refuted.
He gradually plays on the emotions of the crowd and stirs them to fury. He reminds them of the love they had for Caesar and what prevents them now to mourn his death. He wonders if men have lost their power of reasoning. He purposely decides to pause at this point as he wants to know the reaction of his speech on the crowd. He has already excited them to anger, now he only waits for their reaction. Antony, on resuming his speech after having got the crowd into his fold tells them that he has no intention to wrong the conspirator since they are all honorable men.
He urges them further just by cleverly hinting at Caesar’s will. At the same time he incites them to curiosity and greed by refusing to read the contents of the will lest they may resort to mutiny and bloodshed once they hear that they are the heirs of Caesar’s will. The crowd is now mad with frenzy and revenge and they roar out to hear the contents of the will.
Antony steps down from the pulpit and while he stands before the body of Caesar, the crowd makes a wide circle and it is then that Antony lifts the bloody mantle of Caesar and exposes his wounds to them. He names all the conspirators and shows them the places they stabbed Caesar’s body, but, yet, he keeps addressing the conspirators to be “honourable men” by which he rouses the crowd to such a state of anger “moving the very stones of Rome to rise and mutiny”. The crowd is mad with fury and then Antony holds up the will and reads it out to them that Caesar has left seventy five drachmas to each citizen along with his private walks and famous gardens across the Tiber for public use.
The crowd is sufficiently incensed to become a senseless mob. They seize benches, chairs and place them on top of each other to make a fire. They place Caesar’s body on it. They snatch torches from the pile and rush to set fire to the houses of the conspirators, while Antony stands satisfied that he has put ‘mischief’ on the rampage. He decides to allow mischief to take whatever course it desires.
A servant arrives and tells Antony that Octavius Caesar has already arrived in Rome and has gone to Caesar’s house with Lepidus. Antony is pleased that Octavius has arrived at the most opportune moment. Antony is further pleased when the servant informs him that Brutus and Cassius have ridden like mad men through the gates of Rome and escaped the mobs. Antony feels satisfied that he has truly stirred the passions of the people of Rome.
Workbook MCQs :
1. Which of the following options is NOT true as to why the citizens are determined to
a. know why Caesar was murdered
b. attack Brutus as soon as he goes up to the pulpit to speak
c. ask Brutus the reason for Caesar being assassinated
d. listen to Brutus as he was honourable.
Answer:- b. attack Brutus as soon as he goes up to the pulpit to speak
2. How does Brutus address the citizens in his speech?
a. Friends, Romans, countrymen
b. Friends, countrymen, lovers
c. Romans, countrymen and lovers
d. Friends, countrymen and Romans
Answer:- c. Romans, countrymen and lovers
3. Brutus rose against Caesar because
a. not that he loved Caesar less, but that he loved Rome more
b. not that he loved Rome more, but because he loved Caesar less.
c. he wanted to rule Rome instead of Caesar
d. Caesar was becoming his enemy
Answer:- a. not that he loved Caesar less, but that he loved Rome more
4. Brutus tells the citizens that had Caesar lived, he would have treated them like
a. honourable people
b. slaves
c. ordinary citizens
d. self-respecting citizens
Answer:- b. slaves
5. Brutus ends his speech by telling the mob
a. he too can kill himself for the welfare of Rome, just as he killed Caesar.
b. to sleep in peace now that he has explained why he had to kill Caesar
c. to leave the pulpit for Cassius to tell the crowd why he had plotted to kill Caesar.
d. to even go to war in the interest of Rome
Answer:- a. he too can kill himself for the welfare of Rome, just as he killed Caesar.
6. The fickle-minded citizens, after hearing Brutus are
a. all praise for Brutus and against Caesar
b. all praise for Caesar and against Brutus
c. not convinced about Brutus’ explanation
d. do not allow him to leave the pulpit
Answer:- a. all praise for Brutus and against Caesar
7. Why does Brutus want the citizens to stay back after he has finished speaking with them?
a. he wants them to debate on the reasons he had given for killing Caesar.
b. he wants them to listen to Mark Antony speak of Caesar’s glories.
c. he wants them to pay respect to Caesar’s corpse and to listen to Antony speak of Caesar’s glories.
d. he wants them to listen to Antony speak about his i.e. Brutus’ glories
Answer:- c. he wants them to pay respect to Caesar’s corpse and to listen to Antony speak of Caesar’s glories.
8. We feel that Brutus’ speech
a. did not appeal to the mob’s emotions
b. was exciting
c. was not forceful and impressive
d. was devoid of humour
Answer:- a. did not appeal to the mob’s emotions
9. Byreferring to the citizens as ‘Friends’ Antony cleverly
a. impresses them deeply and they are happy.
b. establishes equality with them and repels their suspicions of him.
c. reminds them that they are friends
d. makes them feel honoured and respected
Answer:- b. establishes equality with them and repels their suspicions of him.
10. Antony begins his speech by telling the mob that he had
a. not come here to bury Caesar but to praise him.
b. come to bury Caesar, not praise him
c. come to speak ill of Brutus
d. come here to criticize Caesar
Answer:- b. come to bury Caesar, not praise him
11. Mark Antony cleverly appeals to their sentiments and sways the citizens’ feelings in favour of Caesar when he says………
a. ‘Ojudgement! thou art fled to brutish beasts/And men have lost their reason.’
b. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke’
c. ‘But here I am to speak what I do know.’
d. ‘And Brutus is an honourable man.’
Answer:- a. ‘Ojudgement! thou art fled to brutish beasts/And men have lost their reason.’
12. When Antony tells the citizens to ‘bear with me,’ and starts to cry
a. he is actually watching the reaction of the crowd to what he has just told them.
b. he is heart broken and cannot speak
c. he does not wish to speak further
d. he is feeling very emotional at the loss of his dear friend, Caesar
Answer:- a. he is actually watching the reaction of the crowd to what he has just told them.
13. Mark Antony tells the crowd that he dared not read aloud the will to them because
a. they will be very disappointed
b. they will be angry with him
c. there would be mutiny and bloodshed
d. there would be too much merry making
Answer:- c. there would be mutiny and bloodshed
14. While Antony pretends to turn the mob away from mutiny and bloodshed, he actually is…
a. driving them to mutiny against the conspirators
b. making them feel sympathy for the conspirators
c. testing the mob as to what they can do
d. driving them away from mutiny
Answer:- a. driving them to mutiny against the conspirators
15. Antony asks the crowd to
a. make a ring around Caesar’s corpse
b. climb up to the pulpit
c. not to come too close to him
d. disperse
Answer:- a. make a ring around Caesar’s corpse
16. Antony’s intention of making the mob to stand around Caesar’s mutilated body was to…….
a. show respect and honour for his memory
b. inflame their passion against the conspirators and increase the dramatic effect
c. follow a custom which must be followed.
d. make them count the wounds
Answer:- b. inflame their passion against the conspirators and increase the dramatic effect
17. Give an example of personification in this scene.
a. Antony describes Caesar’s wounds as red lips that are parted and begging him to speak.
b. Antony is describing to the mob about how Caesar was killed.
c. when Antony asks the crowd why they are not grieving for Caesar.
d. when Antony begs the citizens to be patient.
Answer:- a. Antony describes Caesar’s wounds as red lips that are parted and begging him to speak.
18. Give an example of the literary device, irony in this scene.
a. when the citizens are patiently listening to Antony.
b. when the same citizens who had called Brutus ‘noble’ now apply the same adjective to Mark Antony and not to Brutus.
c. when Antony shows the citizens the wounds of Caesar.
d. when the fourth citizen insists that Antony should read the will
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19. Which two examples does Antony give to show that Caesar was not ambitious?
1. that Caesar badly wanted the crown which he had offered him earlier
2. Caesar had refused the crown offered to him by Antony not once but three times.
3. Caesar saw to it that all the money collected from the prisoners of war as ransom was put for the welfare of the common people.
4. Caesar was loved by the upper class of people.
a. 2 and 3
b. 3 and 1
с. 1 and 4
d. 4 and 1
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20. According to Antony, who was Brutus?
a. Caesar’s enemy
b. Caesar’s Angel
c. Caesar’s Guardian Angel
d. Caesar’s best friend
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21. Antony uses the word honourable like a refrain eight times so that by the end of his speech it becomes a term of
a. verbal mockery to describe Brutus
b. endearment
c. addressing all the conspirators
d. respect for the conspirators
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22. Is it true when Antony tells the citizens, ‘I come not, friends, to steal your hearts.’?
a. It is not true because he is only pretending to soothe their hearts, but his only intention is the inflame their hearts to mutiny.
b. It is true because he is genuinely trying to soothe their hearts.
c. It is true because he is trying to convince the citizens that what the “honourable Brutus’ did was right.
d. It is true because Antony is denying what he has told them.
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23. What had Caesar bequeathed to the citizens?
a. seventy five drachmas
b. twenty five drachmas
c. gold
d. silver coins
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24. What is Antony’s concluding line of his speech to the citizens?
a. ‘Bring me to Octavius.’
b. ‘Hear me with patience.
c. ‘Here was a Caesar! when comes such another?”
d. ‘Now let it work…’
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25. What does the servant inform Antony about both Brutus and Cassius?
a. they had to leave Rome and run for their lives
b. they have been killed by the mob
c. they have been arrested
d. they had to hide indoors
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26. Write according to the sequence of events what Antony does:
1. Mark Antony asks the servant to help him carry Caesar’s body into the marketplace.
2. Mark Antony requests Brutus that he be allowed to speak at Caesar’s funeral.
3. Mark Antony sends his servant to first go and speak with Brutus that he be allowed to come and meet him.
4. Mark Antony flees to his house after Caesar is assassinated.
a. 3,4,1,2
b. 1,2,3,4
c. 3,4,2, 1
d. 4,3,2,1
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Workbook Questions :
Question No: 1
CITIZENS – We will be satisfied; let us be satisfied.
BRUTUS-Then follow me and give me audience, friends.
1. Why do the citizens wish to be satisfied? What mood are they in? Give the meaning of ‘audience’.
Answer:- They wish to be satisfied as to why their beloved leader has been assassinated. They are in a restless and dangerous mood. The audience here means ‘hearing’.
2. What instructions does Brutus give Cassius? What does Brutus tell the crowd before he goes up to the pulpit?
Answer:- Brutus tells Cassius to go to the other street and divide the crowds. He tells the crowd that those who wish to listen to him, they should stay there. Others who want to hear Cassius should follow him.
3. What do the First Citizen and Second citizen tell each other?
Answer:- They decide between them. The first citizen will hear Brutus and the second citizen will hear Cassius. Then they will compare the reasons given to them.
4. What will be the purpose of Brutus’ speech to the citizens who are waiting for him to speak?
Answer:- Brutus’ purpose will be to justify the murder of Caesar. He will tell the listeners that Caesar was murdered to save the country from his despotic rule. If he had lived, the people would have been treated as slaves.
5. According to Brutus what was the single major evil in Caesar’s character?
Answer:- According to Brutus, Caesar was highly ambitious. He was so ambitious that he wanted to be a despot. The common people were just like slaves before him.
Question No: 2
BRUTUS – As Caesar loved me, I weep for him, as he was fortunate,
I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him, but as
he was ambitious, I slew him.
1. Where does the scene take place? Who is Brutus addressing?
Answer:- The scene takes place in the forum amidst a throng of people. Brutus is addressing the common citizens of Rome.
2. Why does Brutus ask who he addresses be a better judge? Is Brutus correct in his assessment of what he addresses? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:- Brutus, addressing the citizens, says that they should judge for themselves with all their wisdom. He says this to flatter them. No he is not correct in his assessment because a throng cannot think and act rationally. A crowd cannot be a better judge.
3. Who does Brutus feel he has offended in his speech? What reply does he get?
Answer:- He feels that he has offended none in his speech because no one wants to be a bondman (slave) when he asks whom he has offended, all citizens say in one voice that he has offended none.
4. How does Brutus justify that he has offended no one at the end of his speech? Who enters after his speech?
Answer:- Brutus justifies his stand saying that no Roman wants to be a slave. So he has offended none. As for Caesar, his death will be recorded in the official records. His glorious achievements, will not be minimised and his offences will not be exaggerated for which he was killed. His greatest offence was, he was very ambitious. After his speech Antony and others come.
5. How does Brutapi introduce the person who enters? Why is he confident that the person means no harm to the conspirators?
Answer:- Brutus introduces Antony to the crowd. He says that Antony had no hand in the death of Caesar and he will be given due place in the commonwealth. He is confident because he has been instructed not to blame them in his speech. He should only speak in praise of Caesar.
Question No: 3
ANTONY –The noble Brutus
Hath told you that Caesar was ambitious;
If it was so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Caesar answer’d it.
1. Prepare a one minute speech on what is your ambition at this point of life and deliver it in class.
Answer:- I am a student of class X. I have taken up medical subjects. I want to become a doctor and serve in some government hospital. Most of the poor who can’t afford to pay big fee come to these hospitals. I shall devote all my time to serve the patients with all my ability.
2. State two instances cited by Antony in his speech to prove to the mob that Caesar was not ambitious.
Answer:- Antony cites two instances. Caesar brought many prisoners of war back to Rome. The money paid for their liberation went into the public treasury. It shows he was not ambitious. Secondly, he was offered the crown thrice yet he did not accept it.
3. What is the word used by Antony in his speech which is a repetition in a sarcastic manner (verbal irony) to incite the mob to anger and fury? How does he cleverly play on the emotions of the mob against Brutus indirectly refuting what Brutus spoke of Caesar?
Answer:- The word is ‘honourabe’ for Brutus and others. It is ironical. By repeating this word he plays upon the emotions of the mob. Indirectly he instigates the people against Brutus.
4. Why does Antony ask the mob to bear with him? What is his ulterior motive in doing so?
Answer:- Antony says this to convey that he is so much overwhelmed with emotions that he can’t continue speaking. In doing so his interior motive is to watch if his words have the desired effect on them or not. He wants to make sure that they are ready to revolt.
5. What is the reaction of the mob? What do they discuss among themselves? Give two instances of their conversation.
Answer:- The mob is almost ready to find out the conspirators and destroy them. They discuss that there is much reason in what Antony says. They feel that much wrong has been done to Caesar. Secondly, they feel that Caesar was not ambitious.
6. What qualities of Antony do you admire? What character traits are portrayed in his speech?
Answer:- Antony is a good orator. He appeals to the heart of the common people. He also watches the effect his words produce. The speech shows that he is very shrewd. He has practical wisdom.
Question No: 4
ANTONY – O masters, if I were disposed to stir
your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage,
I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong,
Who, you all know, are honourable men.
1. Who would Antony choose to wrong rather than the honourable men?
Answer:- Instead of doing wrong to honourable Brutus and Cassius, Antony would prefer to wrong himself, Caesar and the ordinary citizens of Rome.
2. What had Antony found in Caesar’s closet? What four things would the people do if they came to know of the contents of what Antony found?
Answer:- Antony found Caesar’s will in his closet. They would kiss dead Caesar’s wounds, dip their napkins in his blood, beg a hair of Caesar for his memory, and at the time of death, leave it for their children as legacy.
3. What reasons does Antony give for delaying in reading the contents of what he had found in Caesar’s closet? How does he incite the mob further?
Answer:- Antony says that it is not proper that he should read the will. It will inflame them because they are neither wood, nor stone but human beings. Moreover, it will make them mad and incense them very much.
He incites the mob by delaying the reading of the will.
4. What does he ask the mob to do? What does he want to show them?
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5. Explain – “If I were disposed to stir your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage”
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6. Does Antony really stir their minds to mutiny and rage? Explain.
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Question No: 5
ANTONY – This was the most unkindest cut of all;
For when the noble Caesar saw him stab,
ingratitude, more strong than traitors’ arms
Quite vanquish’d him, then burst his mighty heart;
1. Which was the unkindest cut of all? Who have already stabbed Caesar? Where? When?
Answer:- The cut made by Brutus in the body of Caesar with his sword was the unkindest cut. Before Brutus, Cassius and Casca had already stabbed Caesar. They had stabbed Caesar in his heart, in the senate hall.
2. Why was it referred to as ‘the unkindest cut of all’? What was the reaction in Caesar’s body to this cut? What does it show about Caesars’s relationship with the person who gave him this cut?
Answer:- It was called so because Brutus was Caesar’s best friend, his angel. Caesar’s blood flowed out of his body to ensure if it was really Brutus who had stabbed Caesar. It shows that Brutus was the best and most trusted friend of Caesar and was not expected to kill him.
3. Where did Caesar fall? What was ironical about his fall?
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4. What is spoken about the vesture of Caesar by Antony in his speech? What was so special about it? What was its significance in history?
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5. How did the mob react? What did Antony achieve through his speech? How far was he successful?
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Question No: 6
ANTONY – Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up
To such a flood of mutiny.
They that have done this deed are honourable:
1. How does Antony go on to compare himself with Brutus? How does Antony try to project himself to be simple and outright to the mob? Why does he do so? Does he really mean it when he says ‘let me not stir you up’?
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2. What does Antony show the people that incites them still further to mutiny and rage? What does it contain?
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3. What do the mob decide to do at the end of the scene?
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4. Who enters after the mobs disperses? What information does the person bring?
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5. What shortcomings does Antony have as an orator according to himself? What would have happened had Antony and Brutus changed their places?
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