Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of julius caesar. cassius. and why should caesar be a tyrant then? poor man, i know he would not be a wolf but that he sees the romans are but sheep. why is this excerpt an example of verbal irony? cassius actually believes that the romans are strong. cassius actually believes that caesar wants to be a tyrant. cassius actually believes that caesar does not want to be a tyrant. cassius actually believes that caesar is a victim.

This excerpt is an example of verbal irony because: Cassius actually believes that Caesar wants to be a tyrant.

Verbal irony occurs when a person believes one thing and says another.

The excerpt above is an example of verbal irony because even though Cassius says that Caesar cannot be a tyrant, in reality, he believes that Caesar is a tyrant.

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the answer can be "credo" it means to believe = the word credo means "an official statement of beliefs"