Question

Read the excerpt below from act 1.3 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows.

CASCA:
I have seen tempests when the scolding winds
Have rived the knotty oaks . . .
But never till tonight, never till now,
Did I go through a tempest dropping fire.
Either there is a civil strife in heaven,
Or else the world, too saucy with the gods,
Incenses them to send destruction.

Which description fits the mood expressed in this excerpt best?

excited and in anticipation of something wonderful once the storm is over
afraid of this storm because it is one of the worst of all he has experienced
calm because this is not the first storm he has encountered
tense and in anticipation of something even worse to come once the storm is over

Answer 1

I think the last one because of the last line in the excerpt. but, it's not the first storm, it may be the worst it sounds to me

Answer 2

I too think its the last one.

Answer 3

On the contrary. I'd say it's B. If we look at lines one and two: "I have seen tempests when the scolding winds. Have rived the knotty oaks" This states he has actually witnessed strong winds rip trees apart. Then lines three and four "But never till tonight, never till now, Did I go through a tempest dropping fire." He is expressing that this storm is worse than any he has ever seen, concluding that it must be the result of the gods fighting amongst themselves or their anger towards the world for being too "saucy" with them. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)