Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow:
But speak all good you can devise of Caesar,
And say you do it by our permission;
(A) Identify the speaker.
(B) Who is being granted permission?
(C) what is the speaker afraid of?
(D) what opinion do you form of the speaker
Answers
a) The speaker is Marcus Brutus.
b) Antony is being granted permission to give funeral speech at the market place.
c) The speaker fears Antony might speak anything against the conspirators who had assassinated Caesar.
d) The speaker has high regard for Antony and trusts him. In spite of Cassius's objection, he allowed Antony to take Caesar's body and give funeral speech. However, for being cautious, he put certain conditions before Antony to which he agreed.
a. the speaker is Marcus Brutus.
b. Mark Antony is being granted permission.
c. The speaker is afraid that Antony might speak against the conspirators and sway the minds of the mob.
d. The speaker is Brutus, who is noble and a true patriot in his own right. He trusts Antony and allowed him to take Caesar's body to the pulpit and let him speak, however only with certain conditions.