Cry Quotes
If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
"If you have tears, prepare to shed them now."— William Shakespeare
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Meaning of this quote
Antony prepares the crowd to react emotionally before displaying Caesar's wounds. The line shows grief being shaped through rhetoric as well as sincerely expressed.
Key takeaway:
Notice how a speaker prepares an audience's emotional response.
Origin of the quote
Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene II, Antony's funeral address.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe wording appears in the Folger text. It is an instruction to the crowd within the play, not a personal announcement by Shakespeare.
