Question

Read the excerpt below from act 3.2 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows.

ANTONY:
If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
You all do know this mantle1. I remember
The first time ever Caesar put it on.
'Twas on a summer's evening in his tent,
That day he overcame the Nervii2.
Look, in this place ran Cassius' dagger through.
See what a rent the envious Casca made.
Through this the well-belovèd Brutus stabbed;
1. A cloak.
2. One of Caesar's military conquests.
Why does Mark Antony first recall Caesar's military background and then show the Roman crowd Caesar's body?
a) Mark Antony wants to manipulate the members of the Roman army, who are in the crowd, by recalling Caesar's military success and then provoke their emotions by showing them Caesar's stabbed body.
b) Mark Antony wants to manipulate the members of the Roman army, who are in the crowd, to support the conspirators for having rightfully assassinated Caesar.
c) Mark Antony wants to manipulate the conspirators, who are in the crowd, to accept Octavius as the new dictator by showing them Caesar's stabbed body.
d) Mark Antony wants to manipulate the members of the Roman army, who are in the crowd, to support the conspirators in a war against Octavius by recalling Caesar's military success.
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Answer 1

Mark Antony first recall Caesar's military background and then show the Roman crowd Caesar's body because A). Mark Antony wants to manipulate the members of the Roman army, who are in the crowd, by recalling Caesar's military success and then provoke their emotions by showing them Caesar's stabbed body. The correct answer is A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mark Antony's actions in recalling Caesar's military background and then showing the Roman crowd Caesar's body serve the purpose of manipulating their emotions and aligning them against the conspirators. So, the answer would be:

a) Mark Antony wants to manipulate the members of the Roman army, who are in the crowd, by recalling Caesar's military success and then provoke their emotions by showing them Caesar's stabbed body. The correct answer is A.