Which line is spoken by Calphurnia? Do Not go forth today. Call it my fear that keeps you in the house, and not your own?

• A. Do not go forth today. Call it my fear that keeps you in the house, and not your own.
• B. Hands, speak for me!
• C. Et tu, Brute! - Then fall, Caesar.
• D. 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.

Answer: (A)

The line is Calphurnia’s voice, showing her as Caesar’s wife trying to protect him. In this moment, she has just shared a troubling dream and fears for his safety, so she pleads him to stay home and attribute any danger to her own fear rather than his will. The direct command “Do not go forth today” plus the admission that it’s “my fear” behind the warning matches Calphurnia’s anxious, protective tone in this scene. The other lines come from other characters or moments that don’t fit Calphurnia’s situation or speech patterns here—for example, a line of speech from Caesar after being betrayed, or lines that aren’t in this scene at all—so they aren’t believable as Calphurnia’s words. This makes the line the best answer because it aligns with who Calphurnia is and what she’s trying to do in this part of the play.