Question

My credit now stands on such slippery ground.That one of two bad ways you must conceit me,either a coward or a flatterer. a)what is meant by the word'credit'?why is the speaker's credit on slippery ground? b)why does the speaker think that he will be regarded as a coward and a flatterer? c) what effect do his words have on the listeners

Answer 1

After the cold blooded assasination of Julius Caesar, Antony is in a great quandary. He bemoans the fact that now his reputation or position is in jeopardy.

1. Here credit refers to his reputation, reliability or position. People may think him to be a coward or a flatterer. His position rests on a slippery ground because he has befriended the conspirators.

2. He may be considered a coward because he did not have the courage to support the just and did not take the side of Caesar. People may think that he is a flatterer because he shook hands with the conspirators.

3. After hearing this, the conspirators are annoyed. They question Antony regarding his deal with them.

Answer 2

After the cold blooded assasination of Julius Caesar, Antony

is in a great quandary. He bemoans the fact that now his reputation or position

is in jeopardy.

1. Here credit refers to his reputation, reliability or

position. People may think him to be a coward or a flatterer. His position

rests on a slippery ground because he has befriended the conspirators.

2. He may be considered a coward because he did not have the

courage to support the just and did not take the side of Caesar. People may

think that he is a flatterer because he shook hands with the conspirators.

3. After hearing this, the conspirators are annoyed. They

question Antony regarding his deal with them.