What is the Best Summary of this Monologue?

What is the best summary of this monologue?

A. Antony has Caesar’s will but does not read it to the crowd, because further evidence of Caesar’s generosity would upset the people even more.

B. Antony incites anger in the people by displaying and reading Caesar’s will to show how rich Caesar has become as the leader of Rome.

C. Antony suggests that the people go to Caesar’s body to collect relics that they can pass down to their younger family members.

D. Antony displays Caesar’s will and says that if the people read it, they would worship Caesar so much that they would want something from him to worship as a relic.

Ans. D. Antony displays Caesar’s will and says that if the people read it, they would worship Caesar so much that they would want something from him to worship as a relic.

With this powerful speech in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Antony skillfully employs language to influence the people's emotions. He toys with the people's curiosity by speaking of Caesar's will as a paper that indicates the extent of Caesar's affection for them. He decides not to read it immediately, piquing their interest and making them loving and curious about their deceased leader. By hinting that what is contained in the will is so moving that it would make them "mad" with affection for Caesar, Antony is not merely highlighting Caesar's generosity; he is hinting that they would pay him such homage that even a slight reminder would be an extraordinary "relic." This clever strategy prompts the people to encourage him to read the will, providing them with the illusion of control while Antony skillfully guides their outrage.