Question

Which of these lines from the play indicates that Brutus fears giving Caesar power will make him dangerous?

"think him as a serpents egg/ Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous"

"It must be by his death, and for my part/I know no personal cause to spurn at him"

"But is a common proof/That lowliness is young ambitions ladder,"

"And, to speak truth of Caesar/I have not known when his affections swayed/More than his reason."

Answer 1

Brutus
It must be by his death, and for my part
I know no personal cause to spurn at him
But for the general. He would be crowned.
How that might change his nature, there�s the question.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder
And that craves wary walking. Crown him that,
And then I grant we put a sting in him
That at his will he may do danger with.
Th' abuse of greatness is when it disjoins
Remorse from power. And, to speak truth of Caesar,
I have not known when his affections swayed
More than his reason. But �tis a common proof
That lowliness is young ambition�s ladder,
Whereto the climber upward turns his face.
But when he once attains the upmost round,
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees
By which he did ascend. So Caesar may.
Then, lest he may, prevent. And since the quarrel
Will bear no color for the thing he is,
Fashion it thus: that what he is, augmented,
Would run to these and these extremities.
And therefore think him as a serpent�s egg�
Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous�
And kill him in the shell.

Answer 2

I think it's C but I'm really not sure. The Julius Caesar questions always get me.

Answer 3

And there is also this one. It goes to the text above, as well.


Which of these lines from the play indicates that Brutus fears Caesar will become a corrupt ruler?

"It must be by his death, and for my part/I know no personal cause to spurn at him"

"And, to speak truth of Caesar/I have not known when his affections swayed/More than his reason."

"But tis a common proof/That lowliness is young ambitions ladder,"

"Crown him that,/And then I grant we put a sting in him/That at his will he may do danger with."

Answer 4

Or this one might be C and the first one might be A... I'm not sure.

Answer 5

The last one is A for those who need it

Answer 6

I'm pretty sure the first one is A, since C just says that ambitious men use humility to advance themselves. A shows that he is dangerous if he is hatched (gets power)
And the second one is D right? Cause it says when he gets power, he can do what he wants.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

For the second question the correct answer is D, I took the test and got is right :)

Answer 9

ya i got "D" too