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After Antony's speech following Caesar's assassination, the angry mob kills __________.
Topic: Act 3 Scene 3 — the mob
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(b) Cinna the poet.
Explanation
The mob catches an innocent poet who happens to share a conspirator’s name, and kills him anyway — "tear him for his bad verses". Shakespeare places this short, ugly scene straight after the funeral oration for a reason: it shows what Antony has actually unleashed. Remember the distinction between the two Cinnas; the paper tests it repeatedly.
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Cinna the poet.
Example
Cinna the poet.
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