Which character says There's no place I'd rather die than here by Caesar, and no manner of death would please me more than being stabbed by you, the masters of his new era?

• A. Antony
• B. Calphurnia
• C. Brutus
• D. Casca

Answer: (A)

This line hinges on voice and motive in Julius Caesar—the speaker is framing the conspirators as the ones who will steer Caesar’s legacy into a “new era,” while expressing a willingness to meet death at their hands. That blend of reverence for Caesar and readiness to be killed by the others aligns with Antony’s tactical, dramatic way of speaking after Caesar’s murder. He is acutely aware of the political power shift the conspirators intend to impose, and he uses language that signals both loyalty and a calculated willingness to die by their hands as part of his larger plan to seize power and avenge Caesar.

Calphurnia wouldn’t be voicing loyalty to the conspirators or praising a political upheaval; Brutus would speak from a stance of republican virtue and justify the assassination, not celebrate dying at the hands of others as a preferred fate; Casca tends to a more blunt, documentary tone about the act itself rather than a nuanced claim about a new era led by the conspirators. Antony’s combination of personal loyalty, political awareness, and theatrical rhetoric makes him the best fit for this line.