Telangana Board Class 9 English Antony’s Speech Question and Answers
Board | Telangana |
Class | 9th |
Subject | English |
Unit | 7 (7B) |
Topic | Solution |
UNIT 7
B
READING
ANTONY’S SPEECH
I.) Answer the following questions:
1.) What elements in Antony’s speech do you think making him succeed?
Answer: Antony used rhetoric and sarcastic elements to focus on the goodness of his loved and great friend Julius Ceaser. His death was much related to politics and conspiracy and that led the loss of the great hero of Rome. Antony’s frequent use of words ‘honorable men’ for Brutus and other conspirators in a sarcastic way; emphasize the very importance of Ceaser. He makes the people realize Julius worth only by not prasing him but questioning his good deeds.
2.) What is Mark Antony’s message?
Answer: Mark Antony makes people realize that Julius was not ambitious for if he was then he would not have rejected the kingly crown at the Lupercal. It was Julius who cried when the poor cried and it was he who caught many enemies and made them captive in Rome. He was more than one can imagine. The image presented of Julius by the Brutus was negative. This is why Antony had to ask question to the people and make them remember about his friend’s good deed. The ultimate message of Antony is to make people realize worth of their hero and his sacrficies for them.