Question

read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of julius caesar octavius. now, antony, our hopes are answered. you said the enemy would not come down. but keep the hills and upper regions. it proves not so, their battles are at hand. they mean to warn us at philippi here. answering before we do demand of them. antony tut, i am in their bosoms, and i know wherefore they do it; they could be content to visit other places, and come down with fearful bravery, thinking by this face to fasten in our thoughts that they have courage. but tis not so. which describes antonys tone when speaking to octavius? confused discouraged weary confident

Explanation:

Antony shows confidence. He says he knows the enemy's intentions ("I am in their bosoms, and I know / Wherefore they do it") and is certain about their true nature ("But 'tis not so" referring to the idea that the enemy has real courage).

Answer:

confident