Question 4
Set Text: Julius Caesar'Night hangs upon mine eyes; my bones would rest, that have but laboured to attain this hour'. Brutus' words in the above lines come
- A.after the conclusion of the plan to kill Caesar
- B.soon after his wife's insistent demand to know the object of his unusual brooding
- C.as part of his famous address to his fellow Romans
- D.during a brief meeting between him and Cassius on how to counter the forces of Octavius and Antony
- E.after his defeat by the forces of Octavius and Antony.
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Answer: E (after his defeat by the forces of Octavius and Antony.)
Explanation
Brutus speaks these tired words at Philippi, after his army is beaten and just before he kills himself.