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PLEASE HELP 20 POINTS Read the excerpt from Act I Act I of Julius Caesar. "Announcer 2: A month later, the night before the ides of March, all of Rome is frightened by a terrible earthquake and storm. Announcer 1: Weird things have been seen. Announcer 2: Romans believed that such strange events foretold the death of a ruler like Caesar. (Thunder roars and lightning flashes as Casca and Cicero enter from different directions.) Cicero: (Calmly) Good even, Casca. (Casca roughly waves as word as if to protect himself.) Why are you breathless, and why stare you so? Casca: (Looking about as if he feels an earthquake) Are not you moved, when all the earth shakes? (He points to the sky filled with lightning flashes.) Cicero, never till now did I go through a tempest dropping fire. Cicero: (Very amused) Why, saw you anything more wonderful? Casca: (Frightened by unnatural sights) I have not since put up my sword. (He points behind him.) Against the Capitol, I met a lion who glared upon me and went by without annoying me. (He adds more news roughly.) A hundred ghastly women swore they saw men, all in fire, walk up and down the streets. Cicero: (A little uneasy himself} Indeed, it is a strange­ disposed time. Good night, then, Casca. (He looks up at the storm and shudders.) This disturbed sky is not to walk in. (He exits.)

In this excerpt from Act I of Julius Caeser, Casca reacts to the storm and earthquake. How does this affect the play?

A. It shows that Casca believes the only way stop the Soothsayer's prediction from coming true is to accept Caesar as king.

B. Casca believes the storm is revenge from the gods on those who wish to prevent Caesar from becoming king.

C. It shows that the Soothsayer's warning to Caesar of potential danger of the Ides of March could become a reality.

D. Casca thinks that the storm represents the future destruction to Rome if Caesar becomes king.

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