“They that have done this deed are honorable : What private griefs they have, alas,

Question

Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow :

“They that have done this deed are honorable : What private griefs they have, alas, I know not, that made them do it” : .................

(a) Who is the speaker ?

(b) What deed have ‘they’ done ?

(c) What does the word, ‘griefs’ mean ?

(d) What does ‘it’ refer to ?

Answer 1

(a) Mark Antony.

(b) ** the mighty ruler, Julius Caesar.

(c) grievances / reasons / grudges.

(d) The ***** of Caesar.