Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 1, of Julius Caesar . ANTONY: Post back with speed, and tell him [Octavius] what hath chanced. Here is a mourning Rome, a dangerous Rome, No Rome of safety for Octavius yet. Hie hence and tell him so.—Yet stay awhile. Thou shalt not back till I have borne this corpse Into the market-place. There shall I try In my oration how the people take The cruel issue of these bloody men; According to the which, thou shalt discourse To young Octavius of the state of things. Lend me your hand. [Exeunt with CAESAR’s body] What is the best summary of this monologue?

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Antony tells Octavius’s servant to tell Octavius what has happened and to say that Rome is not safe for Octavius yet. Antony tells him to hurry, but then tells him to wait until after he takes Caesar’s body to the marketplace to see how the people react to his eulogy. Once Antony’s speech is done, the servant have a better idea of what will happen next with Rome and can give Octavius the most up-to-date information.

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