Question

read the excerpt from act 3, scene 2, of julius caesar 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. the noble brutus hath told you caesar was ambitious. if it were so, it was a grievous fault, and grievously hath caesar answered it. what are the central ideas of this excerpt? select two options. ☐ antony wants everyone to know that he wanted caesar dead. ☐ antony does not believe that caesar deserves a funeral, but unwillingly agreed to speak to please the conspirators. ☐ the mistakes men make are remembered after their deaths, but their good deeds more often die with them. ☐ if caesar was power - hungry, it was a serious flaw, and he paid seriously for it. ☐ antony believes the conspirators should be rewarded with riches for their sacrifice and willingness to kill the ambitious caesar

Explanation:

1. The line "The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interrèd with their bones" directly matches this central idea about how people's mistakes outlive them while good deeds are forgotten.
2. Antony states "If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answered it," which aligns with the idea that if Caesar was power-hungry (ambitious), it was a serious flaw and he faced a serious consequence (death).

The other options are incorrect: Antony says he comes to bury, not praise, but does not say he wanted Caesar dead; he does not express reluctance to speak or that Caesar did not deserve a funeral; he does not support rewarding the conspirators.

Answer:

• The mistakes men make are remembered after their deaths, but their good deeds more often die with them.
• If Caesar was power-hungry, it was a serious flaw, and he paid seriously for it.