Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of julius caesar. octavius. come, antony, away! defiance, traitors, hurl we in your teeth. if you dare fight to-day, come to the field. if not, when you have stomachs. what is the most likely reason shakespeare chose the word hurl rather than throw? hurl foreshadows a gathering windstorm preceding the battle. hurl suggests a more violent and powerful motion or action. hurl describes how some people are pushed toward something. hurl emphasizes octavius’s uncertainty about the battle.