Question

What is the meaning of the figurative language used in this excerpt? Mark Antony is sweet and kind with his words. Mark Antony steals honey and gives it back to the bees without them knowing. Mark Antony manipulates people without them knowing. Mark Antony is like a bee that makes honey for Rome.

Answer 1

Mark Antony manipulates people without them knowing.

Step-by-step explanation:

William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" revolve around the death of Julius Caesar and the fights for the power of Rome. This play delves into the historical facts about Caesar's death and how the nation of Rome came to be the main bone of contentment among the major powers in an attempt to be made ruler of Rome.

In the given excerpt from Act V scene i of the play, Cassius comments how Mark Antony is like a bee, for "they rob the Hybla bees And leave them honeyless". This is a figurative language that compares Antony to a honeybee who sweet-talks and gain friendship and trust from the others while secretly trying to achieve personal gain, for his own interest. Cassius's comment seems to suggest that Mark Antony knows how to manipulate people without them knowing what he is really doing.