Question

read the passage. then answer the question that follows.
brutus. o antony, beg not your death of us!
though now we must appear bloody and cruel,
as by our hands and this our present act
you see we do, yet see you but our hands,
and this the bleeding business they have done.
our hearts you see not; they are pitiful;
and pity to the general wrong of rome—
as fire drives out fire, so pity pity—
hath done this deed on caesar. for your part,
to you our swords have leaden points, mark
antony.
—the tragedy of julius caesar,
william shakespeare
which line supports the central idea that antony does not understand the conspirators’ motives?
○ “antony, beg not your death of us!”
○ “you see we do, yet see you but our hands, and this the bleeding business they have done.”
○ “our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity to the general wrong of rome”
○ “to you our swords have leaden points, mark antony.”

Explanation:

Antony's plea ("beg not your death of us") implies he assumes the conspirators intend to kill him, but Brutus later clarifies their motives are about Rome's good (not personal violence). This shows Antony does not understand their true motives initially.

Answer:

"Antony, beg not your death of us!"