Question

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(MC)
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows:

Brutus
It must be by his death, and for my part
I know no personal cause to spurn at him
But for the general. He would be crowned.
How that might change his nature, there's the question.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder
And that craves wary walking. Crown him that,
And then I grant we put a sting in him
That at his will he may do danger with.
Th' abuse of greatness is when it disjoins
Remorse from power. And, to speak truth of Caesar,
I have not known when his affections swayed
More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof
That lowliness is young ambition's ladder,
Whereto the climber upward turns his face.
But when he once attains the upmost round,
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees
By which he did ascend. So Caesar may.
Then, lest he may, prevent. And since the quarrel
Will bear no color for the thing he is,
Fashion it thus: that what he is, augmented,
Would run to these and these extremities.
And therefore think him as a serpent's egg—
Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous—
And kill him in the shell.

Read the following lines from the text:

It is the bright day that brings forth the adder
And that craves wary walking

An adder is a snake, suggesting the speaker feels Caesar is (5 points)


not to be trusted

slow moving

predictable and constant

spiritually conflicted

Answer 1

Not to be trusted since snakes in general are very crafty and shifty.

Answer 2

not to be trusted

Step-by-step explanation:

The above dialogue of Brutus shows the conflict of interest within his own self about the impending crowning of Caeser as king. Brutus, even though he's a friend of Julius Caeser, questions whether it is good or not to actually crown him as king. In his greater love for the nation and people, he suggests that it is a better idea to kill him. Adders are poisonous snakes that some out during the day to enjoy the sunshine, and just like the snake, Caeser is also crafty and can be so authoritative to bring about the destruction of the kingdom. He thinks that he can't be trusted with the power of a ruler, as he fears he will become drunk with power.