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According to the professor, why did Rodin show the burghers dressed in plain clothes instead of fine garments? A. To comply with the wishes of the town council of Calais. B. To communicate a sense of the burghers' powerlessness. C. To indicate that the burghers had lost their wealth during the blockade. D. To stress the difference in status between the king of England and the burgers.