Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of julius caesar. [brutus.] th’ abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power. and to speak truth of caesar, i have not known when his affections swayed more than his reason. but 'tis a common proof that lowliness is young ambition’s ladder, whereto the climber-upward turns his face; but when he once attains the upmost round, he then unto the ladder turns his back, looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees by which he did ascend. so caesar may. then lest he may, prevent. and since the quarrel will bear no colour for the thing he is, fashion it thus: that what he is, augmented, would run to these and these extremities; and therefore think him as a serpent’s egg which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous, and kill him in the shell. which quotations support the central idea that brutus thinks caesar is dangerous and needs to be killed before he becomes even more dangerous? select three options.

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The quotations which support the central idea that brutus thinks caesar is dangerous and needs to be killed before he becomes even more dangerous are:

  • A) And to speak truth of Caesar, / I have not known when his affections swayed / More than his reason.”
  • D) “And since the quarrel / Will bear no colour for the thing he is”
  • E) “And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg / Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous, / And kill him in the shell.”

Who was Julius Caesar?

Julius Caesar was a Roman politician who was known for his conspirator against Julius Caesar.

The act 2, scene 1, of the Julius Caesar is given in the problem. In this scene, Brutus paces back and forth in the garden.

In this scene, he thinks Caesar is dangerous and needs to be killed. The quotations provided in option A, D and E suggest the central idea for the same.

Thus, the quotations which support the central idea that Brutus thinks Caesar is dangerous and needs to be killed before he becomes even more dangerous are:

  • A) And to speak truth of Caesar, / I have not known when his affections swayed / More than his reason.”
  • D) “And since the quarrel / Will bear no colour for the thing he is”
  • E) “And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg / Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous, / And kill him in the shell.”

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