Complete question reads;
PART A: Which statement expresses a theme of the scene?
A. As a leader, it is impossible to please everyone.
B. Even the most noble people can be convinced to do evil.
C. People never feel satisfied with the power that they have.
D. People will often manipulate others to further their own desires.
2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “Except immortal Caesar, speaking of Brutus / And groaning underneath this
age's yoke, / Have wish'd that noble Brutus had his eyes.” (Lines 65-67)
B. “What means this shouting? I do fear, the people / Choose Caesar for their king.” (Lines 84-85)
C. “Set honour in one eye and death I' the other, / And l look on both
indifferently” (Lines 93-94)
D. “There was a Brutus once that would have brook'd / The eternal devil to keep his state in Rome / As easily as a king.” (Lines 166-168)
Answer:
1. D
2. A
Explanation:
Remember, as the scene progresses Caesius tries and succeeded in convincing Brutrus in plotting harm against Ceaser. Thus, reaffirming the fact that people will often manipulate others to further their own desires.
In line 65-67 we find this statement “Excto ept immortal Caesar, speaking of Brutus / And groaning underneath this age's yoke, / Have wish'd that noble Brutus had his eyes.” It helps us to see that Brutus is been manipulated.
