In this excerpt from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," the crown represents a position of power. The offering of the crown to Caesar and his action of putting it aside highlights the themes of ambition and authority, as well as the complex relationship the people have with Caesar's potential rise to power.
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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