In this passage, Antony is speaking at Julius Caesar’s funeral. [ANTONY.] 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.
–The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare

Which words best describe Antony’s tone in this monologue? Check all that apply.
-passionate
-pleading
-mournful
-boastful
-sarcastic

mournful

Explanation:

because he is grieving for his friend

is that the whole question?

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."