Question

Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2.

Answer 1

Answer:

Caesar asks Antony to give Calpurnia luck to conceive.

Caesar and Calpurnia have not yet had children.

Explanation:

William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" deals with the death of Julius Caesar and the aftermath of his nation, the fight for power to rule Rome and the eventual establishment of the Second Triumvirate.

In Act I scene ii of the play, Caesar asked his wife Calpurnia to stand on teh way of the runners so that Antony can touch her and make her 'un-barren'. There's a superstitious belief among the Romans that if a runner touches a barren woman, then she will be freed from that curse and be able to conceive. Since Caesar and Calpurnia were childless, he had suggested this idea so as to be able to have children and possibly an heir.

Thus, the summarized version of the excerpt will be best fitted with the ideas that Caesar has asked Antony to give luck to his wife so that she may be able to conceive, and also that the couple had been unable to have a child, thus the need to do the ritual.

Answer 2

Answer:

D,E or 4, 5

Explanation:

Caesar asks Antony to give Calpurnia luck to conceive.

Caesar and Calpurnia have not yet had children.