I NEED HELP (The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.)
Read the passage from act 5, scene 4, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.
LUCILLIUS. Only I yield to di-e.
There is so much, that thou wilt ki-ll me straight:
[Offering money]
K-ill Brutus, and be honoured in his de-ath.
FIRST SOLDIER. We must not.—A noble prisoner!
SECOND SOLDIER. Room, h-o! Tell Antony, Brutus is ta’en.
FIRST SOLDIER. I’ll tell the news. Here comes the general.—
[Enter ANTONY]
Brutus is ta’en, Brutus is ta’en, my lord.
ANTONY. Where is he?
LUCILLIUS. Safe, Antony, Brutus is safe enough.
I dare assure thee that no enemy
Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus.
The go-ds defend him from so great a shame.
When you do find him, or alive or de-ad,
He will be found like Brutus, like himself.
ANTONY. This is not Brutus, friend, but, I assure you,
A prize no less in worth. Keep this man safe.
Give him all kindness. I had rather have
Such men my friends than enemies. Go on,
And see whether Brutus be alive or dea-d,
And bring us word unto Octavius’ tent
How everything is chanced.
[Exeunt]
Which statement best explains what takes place in this passage?
Mark Antony orders the capture of Brutus, and the soldiers decide to kil-l Brutus for his crime.
The soldiers think they’ve captured Brutus, but they realize that Lucillius has fooled them by pretending to be Brutus.
Mark Antony wants to turn Brutus to fight on his side and criticizes the soldiers for kil=ling him.
The soldiers who capture Brutus decide they should honor him and disregard Antony’s orders to have him ki=lled.