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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:Alas, my lord, Your wisdom is consumed in confidence. Do not go forth to-day: call it my fearThat keeps you in the house, and not your own. We’ll send Mark Antony to the senate-house:Questions (a) Whose wisdom is ‘consumed in confidence’ and why? (b) Why does she say ‘‘call it my fear?’’ (c) What message does she want Mark Antony to take to the Senate house? |
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Answer» (a) Caesar’s wisdom is ‘consumed in confidence’. He is so overconfident of his power and strength that he is ignoring all those ill omens and horrible portents. (b) She knows that Caesar will never accept that he fears any dangers, omens or portents. She doesn’t want to hurt his ego and owns that her own fear stops him at home that day. (c) Mark Antony will inform the Senators that Caesar is ill and can’t come to the Senate house. |
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