Question

analyze craft and structure from julius caesar, william shakespeare
the following passage is a speech from julius caesar by william shakespeare. caesar, the leader of rome, has been assassinated by a group of men who believe that he was greedy for power. in an earlier scene in the play, immediately after the assassination, caesars friend mark antony, alone with caesars body, promised to avenge his death. brutus, the leader of the assassins, knows nothing of antonys intention and has given antony permission to speak at the funeral. brutus has just finished speaking to the crowd, giving a well - received, logical speech explaining the motives of the assassins. antony now addresses the crowd. read this passage. then answer the questions.
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 interred with their bones;

1. 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.

1. what is an example of irony in mark antonys speech?

mark antony refers to caesars will as a legal document when he actually means it was his wishes and desires.
mark antony says that caesar has wept over the conditions of the poor but he actually provides evidence caesar was laughing at them.
mark antony says, caesar loved you. but he actually means that caesar showed contempt for his people.
mark antony calls brutus an honorable man many times but he actually provides evidence that brutus is not honorable.

Explanation:

In Mark Antony's speech in Julius Caesar, he repeatedly calls Brutus "an honorable man" while presenting evidence that undermines Brutus's honor. This is an example of verbal irony as Antony says the opposite of what he really means.

Answer:

Mark Antony calls Brutus "an honorable man" many times but he actually provides evidence that Brutus is not honorable.