Question

antony. villains, you did not so, when your vile daggers hacked one another in the sides of caesar: you showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds, and bowed like bondsmen, kissing caesars feet, whilst damned casca, like a cur, behind, struck caesar on the neck. o you flatterers! - the tragedy of julius caesar william shakespeare what is the meaning of this passage? antony shows contempt for cassius and brutus. which word best contributes to this meaning? bondsmen flatterers hacked

Explanation:

The word "flatterers" best conveys Antony's contempt as it directly labels the villains as sycophantic people who were false in their actions towards Caesar. "Bondsmen" just describes a type of servant - like behavior and "hacked" is about the violent action against Caesar, not the contemptuous label.

Answer:

flatterers