Cassius:
antony,
the posture of your blows is yet unknown;
but for your words, they rob the hybla bees
and leave them honeyless.

antony:
not stingless too.

brutus:
ah, yes, and soundless too,
for you have stolen their buzzing, antony,
and very wisely threat before you sting . .

octavius:
come, come, the cause. .
i draw my sword against conspirators.

what identifies and explains the tone of this excerpt best?

sincere: shakespeare has the men exchange heartfelt explanations of why the war at philippi is necessary.
lighthearted: shakespeare uses this exchange to show the fun friendships between the characters.
mocking: shakespeare exchanges the rhetoric of powerful men for insults to show the demise of the republic.
grieving: shakespeare uses this exchange to show the characters’ deep sadness over caesar’s death.