Question

Caesar means to say that the brave face the ordeal of death just once but cowards live in fear of death much before it comes. Which line conveys this?

Options

• “When beggars die, there are no comets seen…”

• “What can be avoided/Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods?”

• “Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.”

• “The gods do this in shame of cowardice.”

Answer 1

“Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.”

Explanation:

This line directly contrasts the fearful nature of cowards with the courage of brave people. Caesar claims that cowards repeatedly experience the fear of death in their imagination. The brave, according to him, face death only once when it actually arrives.