<span>He repeated the exact words of Plutarch's biography.
</span><span>Shakespeare used an ancient biography, by the Greek writer Plutarch as a source for his Julius Caesar play.
</span>He intended to make the play reflectd as much historical accuracy as possible, so he quote the exact words of the biography.
Figure of speech is the answer.
A. harvesting poor infants will reduce the number of papists in the country.-APEX
