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प्रश्न
Answer the following question by ticking the correct options.
Decius Brutus changes Caesar's mind about going to the Senate by appealing to his
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पर्याय
ambition
vanity
greed
generosity
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उत्तर
ambition
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How did nature foretell Caesar’s death?
"They that have done this deed are honorable: What private grief’s they have, alas, I know not, That made them do it"……………….
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) What deed have 'they' done?
(c) What does the word, 'grief’s' mean?
'Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.'
Brutus says this as he justifies to the Romans why Caesar was assassinated by them. Do you agree with Brutus? Justify your answer in 120‒150 words by giving examples from the play.
Why values does Brutus display as he says this line to the Romans ?
This was the most unkindest cut of all;
For when the noble Caesar saw him stab,
Ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms,
Quite vanquish'd him : then burst his mighty heart;
(a) Who speaks these words?
(b) Whose ingratitude was he referring to?
(c) Why did it break Caesar's heart?
How did Antony prove that Caesar was not ambitious?
Consult a dictionary and find out the difference between
(a) killing
(b) an assassination.
Many popular and powerful leaders have been assassinated in the past and in recent times. Can you name some of them?
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Answer the following question by ticking the correct options.
Caesar's reference to the senators as 'graybeards' shows his ……….
Select the option that correctly displays the offer that Cassius makes to Antony after Caesar’s assassination.
Answer the following question by ticking the correct options.
Antony's remark Mischief, thou art afoot,
Take thou what course thou wilt! , shows him to be …………………
How do the heavens ‘blaze forth’ the death of Julius Caesar?
Answer the following question briefly
What is the petition put before Caesar by the conspirators? How does Caesar respond to it?
Answer the following question briefly
Seeing the body of Caesar, Antony is overcome by grief. What does he say about Caesar?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why does Cassius object to allowing Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral? How does Brutus overcome this objection?
Answer the following question briefly.
What reasons does Brutus give for murdering Caesar?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why is Antony's speech more effective?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| CAESAR Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard. It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come. |
a) Choose the option that is relevant to [A] Assertion and [R] Reason.
[A] A brave person dies only once.
[R] A brave person faces any difficult situation or challenges.
- Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A].
- Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is not the correct explanation of [A].
- [A] is true but [R] is faise.
- [A] is false but [R] is true.
b) The strangest thing that Caesar ponders is why ______.
- cowardly people die again and again
- brave people die only once
- men are afraid of death
- death is inevitable
c) What fears has the listener expressed?
d) What is the basis for the fears expressed?
e) Why has death been called a ‘necessary’ end?
Read the given excerpt and answer the questions briefly.
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ANTONY: If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. |
- How does Antony use visual imagery to make his point about the assassination of Caesar? (1)
- What is the significance of the mantle that Antony refers to in his speech? (1)
- Identify the tone of Antony's statement when he says, "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now". (1)
- What does Antony's reference to the Nervii suggest about Caesar's military prowess? (1)
