Question

read the excerpt from act 3, scene 2, of the tragedy of julius caesar and the information in the paragraph below it. excerpt: antony friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. i come to bury caesar, not to praise him. the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interrèd with their bones. so let it be with caesar. background information: the evil that men do is the title of a song by the english heavy metal band iron maiden. the lyrics of the chorus say that peoples evil deeds live on. iron maidens reference to the line from shakespeares play is an example of cultural allusion. literary allusion. historical allusion. religious allusion.

Explanation:

An allusion to a work of literature (here, Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar) is defined as a literary allusion. Iron Maiden directly references a line from this play for their song title and chorus theme, which fits this category.

Answer:

○ literary allusion.