Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of Julius Caesar . OCTAVIUS: Come, Antony, away! Defiance, traitors, hurl we in your teeth. If you dare fight to-day, come to the field. If not, when you have stomachs. What is the most likely reason Shakespeare chose the word hurl rather than throw ?
Answer
A
Hurl foreshadows a gathering windstorm during the battle.
B
Hurl suggests a more violent and powerful motion or action.
C
Hurl describes how the conspirators killed Caesar.
D
Hurl emphasizes Octavius’s uncertainty about the battle.