Using "peevish schoolboy" helps the reader understand Cassius's feeling as it reveals a deeper level of contempt when saying Octavius is but an annoying child.
<h3>Cassius versus Octavius</h3>
Cassius and Octavius are characters in the tragic play "Julius Caesar," by Shakespeare. The two men, as well as Brutus, end up revealing some feelings in a dialogue. Cassius clearly reveals his contempt of despise for Octavius.
As the three men talk, Octavius says he was not born to be killed by Brutus. Cassius replies by saying being killed by Brutus is an honor Octavius does not deserve. He even calls him "peevish schoolboy," or an annoying child, to show his contempt for Octavius completely.
With the information above in mind, we can choose option A as the correct answer.
The missing excerpt for this question is the following:
Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.
OCTAVIUS. So I hope.
I was not born to die on Brutus’ sword.
BRUTUS. O, if thou wert the noblest of thy strain,
Young man, thou couldst not die more honourable.
CASSIUS. A peevish schoolboy, worthless of such honour,
Joined with a masquer and a reveller!
ANTONY. Old Cassius still!
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