Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2.

CAESAR. Calpurnia!

CASCA. Peace, h o! Caesar speaks.

CAESAR. Calpurnia!

CALPURNIA. Here, my lord.

CAESAR. Stand you directly in Antonio’s way 5

When he doth run his course.—Antonio!

ANTONY. Caesar, my lord?

CAESAR. Forget not, in your speed, Antonio,
To touch Calpurnia, for our elders say
The barren, touchèd in this holy chase, 10
Shake off their sterile curse.

Which ideas would best fit in a summary of this passage? Select two options.

Caesar calls for his wife, Calpurnia.
Calpurnia is in Antony’s way, and Antony is in a hurry.
Antony is confused by Caesar’s request.
Caesar asks Antony to give Calpurnia luck to conceive.
Caesar and Calpurnia have not yet had children.

Respuesta :

Answer:

D,E or 4, 5

Explanation:

Caesar asks Antony to give Calpurnia luck to conceive.

Caesar and Calpurnia have not yet had children.

The ideas which would best fit in a summary of this passage are:

D., Caesar asks Antony to give Calpurnia luck to conceive.

E. Caesar and Calpurnia have not yet had children.

  • Based on the given excerpt, we can see that Caesar and his wife were yet to have children and because of this, they were eager to have children which led Caesar to asking Antony to give Calpurnia, his wife luck to conceive.

These are the two summaries which would be the best fit when making a summary of the given passage as the readers can immediately get what the author meant.

Therefore, the correct answers are options D and E.

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