Question

read the passage. then answer the question that follows.
portia. why, know’st thou any harm’s intended towards him?
soothsayer. none that i know will be; much that i fear may chance.
good morrow to you. here the street is narrow.
the throng that follows caesar at the heels,
of senators, of praetors, common suitors,
will crowd a feeble man almost to death.
i’ll get me to a place more void, and there
speak to great caesar as he comes along.
–the tragedy of julius caesar,
william shakespeare
what line from the text supports the conclusion that the soothsayer is not sure what will happen to caesar, but has great fears?
○ “why, know’st thou any harm’s intended towards him?”
○ “none that i know will be; much that i fear may chance.”
○ “good morrow to you. here the street is narrow.”
○ “i’ll get me to a place more void, and there speak to great caesar as he comes along.”

Explanation:

To determine the line that supports the conclusion about the soothsayer's uncertainty and fear, we analyze each option:

• The first option is Portia's question, not the soothsayer's statement about uncertainty/fear.
• The second option: "None that I know will be; much that I fear may chance" shows the soothsayer doesn't know of definite harm ("None that I know will be") but fears potential harm ("much that I fear may chance"), matching the conclusion.
• The third option is about the street being narrow, not related to the soothsayer's feelings about Caesar's fate.
• The fourth option is about the soothsayer's plan to speak to Caesar, not about uncertainty/fear.

Answer:

B. "None that I know will be; much that I fear may chance."