Question

read the excerpt from act 3, scene 1, of julius caesar. antony. o mighty caesar! dost thou lie so low? are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, shrunk to this little measure? fare thee well,— i know not, gentlemen, what you intend— who else must be let blood, who else is rank. if i myself, there is no hour so fit as caesar’s death hour, nor no instrument of half that worth as those your swords, made rich with the most noble blood of all this world. i do beseech ye, if you bear me hard, now, whilst your purpled hands do reek and smoke, fulfill your pleasure. live a thousand years, i shall not find myself so apt to die. no place will please me so, no mean of death, as here by caesar, and by you cut off, the choice and master spirits of this age. which quotations support the central idea that if antony were to be killed, he would be honored to die now, after caesar? select three options. ☐ “o mighty caesar! dost thou lie so low? / are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, / shrunk to this little measure?” ☐ “i know not, gentlemen, what you intend— / who else must be let blood, who else is rank.” ☐ “if i myself, there is no hour so fit / as caesar’s death hour, nor no instrument / of half that worth as those your swords” ☐ “live a thousand years, / i shall not find myself so apt to die.” ☐ “no place will please me so, no mean of death, / as here by caesar, and by you cut off”

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: Expresses grief over Caesar's death, not about Antony's willingness to die after Caesar. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Questions the conspirators' plans, not about dying after Caesar. Eliminate.
• Option 3: Says no hour is as fit as Caesar's death hour to die, supports the idea.
• Option 4: Says he won't be more ready to die than now (after Caesar), supports.
• Option 5: Says no place or death method is as good as dying by Caesar's side (after his death), supports.

Answer:

C. "If I myself, there is no hour so fit / As Caesar’s death hour, nor no instrument / Of half that worth as those your swords"
D. "Live a thousand years, / I shall not find myself so apt to die."
E. "No place will please me so, no mean of death, / As here by Caesar, and by you cut off"