Question

Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 2, of Julius Caesar.

[ANTONY.] For Brutus is an honourable man,
So are they all, all honourable men—
Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral.
He was my friend, faithful and just to me.
But Brutus says he was ambitious,
And Brutus is an honourable man.
He hath brought many captives home to Rome,
Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill.
Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?
When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept.
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,
And Brutus is an honourable man.
You all did see that on the Lupercal
I thrice presented him a kingly crown,
Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?
Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,
And sure he is an honourable man.

How is the word honourable used in the context of Antony’s speech?

It is used as a public expression of praise toward Brutus.
It is used as a negative and ironic word to describe Brutus.
It is used to show Brutus that Antony thinks more highly of him than Antony does of Cassius.
It is used to explain how necessary and noble both the conspirators’ cause and Caesar’s death were

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

The word honorable is used in the context of Antony’s speech B. It is used as a negative and ironic word to describe Brutus.

How is the term 'honorable' used in Antony’s speech?

In the context of Antony's speech in Julius Caesar, the word honorable is used ironically to convey a negative meaning about Brutus and the other conspirators.

Antony calls Brutus and his fellow conspirators 'honorable men' repeatedly in a sarcastic tone.

The irony lies in the fact that Antony is questioning their honor and integrity, suggesting that their actions were not noble but driven by personal ambition.

Therefore, in Antony’s speech, the word honorable is used as a negative and ironic word to describe Brutus.