ASHAQ HUSSAIN BHAT
TEACHER SCHOOL
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Julius Caesar
Q.1. Why did a certain party of Romans wish to kill Julius Caesar?
Ans:- A few Romans were terrified of Ceaser's rising stature. They believed
he was overly eager to seize total authority. It was then agreed to murder him.
Q.2. Why did Calpurnia beg Caesar not to go to the Capitol?
Ans:- Ceaser's wife, Calpurnia, had a terrifying dream in which she saw that blood.
was oozing from Caesar's statue and that Roman citizens had come to wash
their hands in it while grinning. So she implored Ceaser to stay away from the capital.
Q.3. What two reasons did Anthony give to show that Caesar was not ambitious?
Ans:- a. He was always so full of love and sympathy for them.
b. Ceaser had turned down Anthony's three offers of the kingly crown.
Q.4. Why did Brutus decide to march from Sardis to Philippi?
Ans:- It was a mistake for Brutus to march from Sardis to Philippi since Octavius
and Mark Anthony had the benefit of a well-positioned defensive and a well-rested army.
Q.5. Why has Brutus been called ‘the noblest Roman of them all’?
Ans:-Brutus had only sincere intentions for the sake of the populace when he had planned
against Caesar. His only envy of Caesar was his unwavering desire. He is referred
as "The Noblest Roman" as a result.
Language Work
Read the following sentence:
Meals will be served outside on the terrace, weather
permitting.
But we cannot say: ‘meals will be served outside on the
terrace, weather allowing because permitting collocates
with weather and allowing does not.
Collocation
: It is the way in
which particular words tend
to occur or belong together as is clear from the above
example.
1. Now match the words on the left with the words on
right to form common collocations.
1. work
2. wide
3. well c. aware
4. great
5. vitally
Ans. 1 – b; 2 – e; 3
– c; 4 – a; 5 – d.
Grammar Work
State which of the following sentences are compound and
which are complex. Then divide each sentence into its
respective clauses:
1. God made the country and man made the town.
Ans. Compound
2. He tried hard but he did not succeed.
Ans. Compound
3. I’m the child of the ocean and this is my lot.
Ans. Complex.
4. He tames animals because he is fond of them
Ans. Compound.
5. Though I had not seen Nora since she was a small baby,
we were soon friends.
Ans. Compound.
6. About half of the humanity relies on the freshwater that
accumulates in mountainous regions like the Himalayas.
Ans. Complex.
7. These things are beyond all understanding and I do fear them.
Ans. Complex.
8. When the sun shines immediately after rainfall, it looks
very pleasant.
Ans. Complex.
9. Unless Rustum is killed, our armies can never hope to
see victory.
Ans. Complex.
10. He was so poor that he and his wife had to remain
hungry for days together.
Ans. Complex.
Let’s Write
“Greed is a curse.” Substantiate this statement in the
light of the lesson.
Ans.The proverb "greed is a curse" is well recognised. On Earth, greed has
caused several tragedies. Greed makes even other members into foes. Ceaser
was killed because his closest associates were driven by a desire for power.
Cassius poisoned Brutu's mind against Ceaser because he did not want him.
to become the king of Rome. Caesar died as a result of his ambitions.
After brutus and the other senators fatally stabbed Ceaser, Mark Anthony killed them.
None of them was able to hold on to power for very long. To be greedy is to be doomed.
With the exception of Brutus, they were not even given respectable funerals. As a
As a result, the tale imparts to us the lesson that "greed is a curse," leading to one's
demise, even though it may elevate one to great heights.
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