This question is based on �Literary Appreciation Truly sir, all that I live by is with the awl: I meddle with no trademan's matters nor women's matters, but...

This question is based on �Literary Appreciation

Truly sir, all that I live by is with the awl: I meddle with no trademan's matters nor women's matters, but withal- I am indeed, sir,a surgeon to ild shoes. When they are in great danger, I recover them.'William Shakespeare: Julius CaesarThe speaker in the excerpt above is a

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The speaker in the excerpt is a cobbler. A cobbler is a person who repairs shoes, and in the excerpt, the speaker says that all he does is work with an awl (a tool used for making holes in leather) and fix shoes. He also mentions that he does not involve himself in other people's affairs, but when it comes to shoes that are in great danger, he is like a surgeon who can bring them back to life. Therefore, it can be concluded that the speaker is a cobbler.