Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it. Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest— For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all, all honourable men— Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man. He hath brought many captives home to Rome Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man. You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And, sure, he is an honourable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause: What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him? O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason. Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.

Why does Antony choose to repeat the word honourable throughout the speech?

A. To favorably compare Caesar and Brutus

B. To ensure that listeners understand the meaning of this term

C. To quote Brutus and his claims accurately

D. To make listeners think critically about Brutus and his actions

I think it is either A or D, but I am leaning more towards D...

D is right.

Thank you!

You are welcome.

The correct answer is D. Antony chooses to repeat the word "honourable" throughout the speech to make listeners think critically about Brutus and his actions. By repeatedly referring to Brutus and the others as "honourable men," Antony is being sarcastic and using it as a rhetorical device to subtly undermine the credibility and integrity of Brutus and their motives in killing Caesar. Antony's repetition of the word serves to create irony and persuade the crowd to question the justification of Caesar's assassination. Thus, by choosing option D, you interpreted the purpose of Antony's repetition correctly. Great job!