Question

Why does Brutus want the citizens to stay back after he has finished speaking with them?

Options

• He wants them to debate on the reasons he had given for killing Caesar.

• He wants them to listen to Mark Antony speak of Caesar’s glories.

• He wants them to pay respect to Caesar’s corpse and to listen to Antony speak of Caesar’s glories.

• He wants them to listen to Antony speak about his i.e. Brutus’ glories.

Answer 1

He wants them to pay respect to Caesar’s corpse and to listen to Antony speak of Caesar’s glories.

Explanation:

Brutus permits Antony to deliver Caesar’s funeral speech. He asks the citizens to remain so that they can hear Antony and honour Caesar’s body. This decision is Brutus’s greatest mistake because Antony uses the opportunity against him.