Does antony truly mean what he says about the conspirators being honorable? Explain.

No, he doesn't.

Explanation:

The given question refers to the play The Tragedy of Julius Ceasar written by William Shakespeare. It tells about the assassination of Julius Ceasar organized by conspirators who want to prevent him from becoming the dictator of Rome. It focuses on the moral dilemma Brutus is going through as he joins the conspiracy led by Cassius. In the end, we see the civil war that broke out in Rome and the end of the republic the conspirators wanted to save.

Mark Antony calls the conspirators honorable, but he doesn't really mean that. In fact, he is being ironic, which means that he thinks the opposite of what he says. He means that they are ungrateful and treacherous. This is what we see at the end of the play, when he succeeds in turning the Roman people against them.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)