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Answer the following question by ticking the correct options.
What prophecy does Antony make over Caesar's dead body?
Options
Romans will see Caesar's ghost roaming on the streets
Rome will experience fierce civil war in which many people will die
Rome will be ruled by Ate
Roman women will smile at the death of Caesar
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Rome will experience fierce civil war in which many people will die
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| 1. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. | Does not wish to eulogise Caesar |
| 2. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it. | Seemingly agrees with Brutus |
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CAESAR Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
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But here's a parchment with the seal of Caesar;
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Let but the commons hear this testament--
Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read--
And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds
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