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Question
Is it true when Antony tells the citizens, ‘I come not, friends, to steal your hearts.’?
Options
It is not true because he is only pretending to soothe their hearts, but his only intention is to inflame their hearts to mutiny.
It is true because he is genuinely trying to soothe their hearts.
It is true because he is trying to convince the citizens that what the 'honourable Brutus' did was right.
It is true because Antony is denying what he has told them.
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Solution
It is not true because he is only pretending to soothe their hearts, but his only intention is to inflame their hearts to mutiny.
Explanation:
Antony claims that he does not intend to influence the citizens. In reality, every part of his speech is designed to win their hearts for Caesar. His pretended modesty is therefore an example of verbal irony and manipulation.
