What tone does Antony use when speaking to Brutus?
What phrase in the passage best conveys Antony's
tone?
How do the words convey Antony's meaning?
BRUTUS. Words before blows: is it so,
countrymen?
OCTAVIUS. Not that we love words better, as
you do..
BRUTUS. Good words are better than bad
strokes, Octavius.
ANTONY. In your bad strokes, Brutus, you give
good words.
Witness the hole you made in Caesar's heart,
Crying 'Long live, hail Caesar!
- The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,
William Shakespeare