Excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2. Which details should be included in a paraphrase of the
passage? Select three options.
Cassius retells the story of the river to show that
Caesar was stronger than Cassius and other ordinary
men.
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5.] For once, upon a raw and gusty day,
led Tiber chafing with her shores,
Sar to me "Darest thou, Cassius, now
ith me into this angry flood,
to yonder point?" Upon the word,
d as I was, I plunged in
e him follow. So indeed he did.
ent roared, and we did buffet it
y sinews, throwing it aside,
nming it with hearts of controversy.
ne could arrive the point proposed,
cried 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!'
On a cold and windy day while the waves of the river
beat upon the shores.
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Even though I was still dressed in armor, I jumped in
on his dare and asked him to follow me.
Caesar and Cassius argued about the river.
Before we could reach our determined point, Caesar
started to sink, and cried out to me for help.