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History, 30.03.2021 22:30 mandilynn22

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of Julius Caesar. CASSIUS. And why should Caesar be a tyrant then?
Poor man, I know he would not be a wolf
But that he sees the Romans are but sheep.

Why is this excerpt an example of verbal irony?

Cassius speaks of the Romans as sheep, but he believes they are strong independent thinkers.
Cassius portrays Caesar as a cruel-hearted tyrant, and at the same time says he pitties Caesar because Caesar can’t help himself.
Cassius believes himself to be innocent, and only the audience knows that he is like a scheming wolf.
Cassius wishes that he could be a cruel leader like Caesar.

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