Question

When Cinna tells the second citizen that he is unmarried, the citizen seems to be offended because he feels that ______.

Options

• it is the same as saying that those who marry are fools

• it is the same as saying that those who marry are wise

• Cinna is lying

• Cinna is actually one of the conspirators

Answer 1

When Cinna tells the second citizen that he is unmarried, the citizen seems to be offended because he feels that it is the same as saying that those who marry are fools.

Explanation:

The second citizen deliberately twists Cinna's innocent statement about being unmarried. He pretends that Cinna's answer insults married men by suggesting that marriage is foolish. This shows that the citizens are determined to create a quarrel.