Question

Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2. [Cassius]. For once, upon a raw and gusty day, The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores, Said Caesar to me "Darest thou, Cassius, now Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point" Upon the word, Accoutred as I was, I plunged in And bade him follow. So indeed he did. The torrent roared, and we did buffet it With lusty sinews, throwing it aside, And stemming it with hearts of controversy. But ere we could arrive the point proposed, Caesar cried ‘Help me, Cassius, or I sink!’ Which details should be included in a paraphrase of the passage? 1) Cassius and Caesar were wearing Bathing suits. 2) Caesar asked Cassius to jump into the river with him. 3) Cassius leapt into the river and Caesar followed. 4) Caesar and Cassius argued about the river. 5) Caesar needed Cassius to save him from drowning.

Answer 1

Answer:

2) Caesar asked Cassius to jump into the river with him.

3) Cassius leapt into the river and Caesar followed.

5) Caesar needed Cassius to save him from drowning.

Explanation:

Paraphrasing is the telling or re- expression of what has already been said but in a different wording, meaning the speaker or the one who is doing the paraphrasing is expressing the point using his own words. But the whole meaning of the text is still retained, even though the words may be changed.

In the excerpt from Act i scene ii of the play "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Cassius recalls how he had saved Caesar from the Tiber river. In the paraphrasing of the scene excerpt, it will be required to have the main points of how Cassius and Caesar had first dived into the river, and how Caesar needed to be saved by Cassius once in the water.

There is no mention of the duo wearing swimsuits, nor is there any sign of argument between the two about the river. So, there is no need of including these points in the paraphrase.

So, the correct options to be included in the paraphrase are options 2, 3 and 5.