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What does Antonio mean in this speech to Sebastian in The Tempest?

A. Sebastian now has an opportunity to take the future into his own hands.
B. The survivors should vote on who will be in charge after the shipwreck.
C. Their coming to the island is like a play, and they already know the ending.
D. They must accept that the storm that apparently drowned Ferdinand was fate

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A is correct- APEX approved



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The correct answer and what Antonio means in his speech to Sebastian in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" is A. Sebastian now has the opportunity to take future into his own hands.

In Act 2, Scene 1, only Antonio and Sebastian remain awake after a solemn music plays. It is then that Antonio delivers his speech trying to convince Sebastian to kill Alonso and become king. Antonio says that it is the opportunity and he should seize it: Th' occassion speeks thee, and my strong imagination sees a crown dropping upon thy head. Now that they accept that Ferdinand has drowned, Sebastian could seize the crown if he acts and murders Alonso.

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