Question

analyze craft and structure from julius caesar, william shakespeare. the following passage is a speech from julius caesar by william shakespeare. caesar, the leader of rome, has been assassinated by a group of men who believe that he was greedy for power. in an earlier scene in the play, immediately after the assassination, caesars friend mark antony, alone with caesars body, promised to avenge his death. brutus, the leader of the assassins, knows nothing of antonys intention and has given antony permission to speak at the funeral. brutus has just finished speaking to the crowd, giving a well - received, logical speech explaining the motives of the assassins. antony now addresses the crowd. read this passage. then, answer the questions. antony: friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; i come to bury caesar, not to praise him. the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones; so let it be with caesar. the noble brutus hath told you caesar was ambitious. if it were so, it was a grievous fault, and grievously hath caesar answered it. here, under leave of brutus and the rest (for brutus is an honorable man, 4. which answer choice best characterizes mark antonys tone in lines 32 - 39 and his intention in using this tone? the lines have a rational, analytical tone intended to make the audience understand the various viewpoints involved in caesars assassination. the lines have a poetic tone intended to honor brutus and to prevent anarchy. the lines have an emotional tone intended to trigger outrage over caesars death. the lines have a conversational tone intended to make mark antonys listeners comfortable and calm their anger.

Explanation:

Mark Antony starts his speech seemingly agreeing with Brutus but is using irony. His real - intention is to turn the crowd against the assassins. An emotional tone would be most effective in triggering the crowd's outrage over Caesar's death, which aligns with his goal of avenging Caesar.

Answer:

The lines have an emotional tone intended to trigger outrage over Caesar's death.