Read the excerpt below from act 1.1 of the tragedy of julius caesar and answer the question that follows. cobbler: i am indeed, sir, a surgeon to old shoes: when they are in great danger i recover them. which description fits best with what the cobbler means by the use of the word “recover” as a pun? a)he cures them and puts a new sole to “cover” them. b)he uses his work to him “get over” what he is upset about. c)he has old shoes himself, so he cannot anyone else. d)as a plebeian, he is not allowed to fix his own shoes.

The answer is A. When he says "I am a surgeon to old shoes" he is implying that he helps to fix shoes which are wearing down. Then he states " when they are in great danger I recover them." The cobbler is personifying shoes as people. So instead think of what he says as "when the shoes are in great danger I fix them." Plug in the deeper meaning behind his words to understand that he is trying to say he fixes the shoes and replaces them with new soles. Hopefully you find my answer helpful!

A)He cures them and puts a new sole to “cover” them.

In this excerpt, the cobbler is describing his job, which is fixing old shoes. He explains that he is a surgeon and that he "recovers" endangered shoes. He is making a comparison between sick people and shoes that need to be fixed. Just as a surgeon might operate on sick people and help them recover health, the cobbler works on old shoes to help them become beautiful and useful again.

C

Explanation:

I don't know a lot about loans and contracts but C sounds like the best option out of all of them. I hope you ace the test!!