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Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2.

BRUTUS. Ay, Casca. Tell us what hath chanced today,
That Caesar looks so sad.225

CASCA. Why, you were with him, were you not?

BRUTUS. I should not then ask Casca what had chanced.

CASCA. Why, there was a crown offered him: and being
offered him, he put it by with the back of his hand,
thus; and then the people fell a-shouting.230

What does the symbol of a crown represent in this excerpt?

a position of power
the will to live
dishonor to the country
overcoming his illness

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
a position of power

The crown symbolizes kingship/authority — an offer of monarchy (rule over Rome), which is why Cassius and others react strongly when Caesar appears to refuse it.