Question

Antony begins his speech by telling the mob that he had ______.

Options

• not come here to bury Caesar but to praise him

• come to bury Caesar, not praise him

• come to speak ill of Brutus

• come here to criticize Caesar

Answer 1

Antony begins his speech by telling the mob that he had come to bury Caesar, not praise him.

Explanation:

Antony begins by saying, ‘I came to bury Caesar, not to praise him.’ This statement sounds modest and harmless. In reality, he gradually praises Caesar and weakens the arguments made by Brutus.