What does Antony say that anticipates the crowd's hostile reaction to Caesar?

A. I thrice presented him a kingly crown, / Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?

B. And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: Do grace to Caesar's corpse, and grace his speech.

C. Not that I lov'd Caesar less, but that I lov'd Rome more.

D. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

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Kaya Armstrong

13 August, 10:28

What does Antony say that anticipates the crowd's hostile reaction to Caesar?

A. I thrice presented him a kingly crown, / Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?

B. And, for my sake, stay here with Antony: Do grace to Caesar's corpse, and grace his speech.

C. Not that I lov'd Caesar less, but that I lov'd Rome more.

D. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

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Kieran Nolan · Answer 1

When Antony says D. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him, that sentence anticipates the crowd's hostile reaction to Caesar.

Initially, they all loved Caesar, but over time, it turned out that his rule was weakening and that he was actually taking Rome down with him. This is something that Brutus didn't want to happen, so he had Caesar killed, even though he loved him as his best friend. These sentences are from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.