Blog #2- Julius Caesar, Act II
Act II: Choose one of the following and explain what
makes it important to the play. Feel
free to use cited evidence to strengthen your response.
- · Sleep
- · A letter
- · Omens
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Omens in the play are very important to the story. The omen about Julius Caesars death appears very early into the play when the soothsayer tells Caesar " Beware the ides of March." This plays into the main plot of the book with the conspirators planing the death of Julius Caesar. This same omen comes up again when Calphurnia has a dream about bad things happening if Caesar leaves the house. These two omens both foreshadow the death of Julius Caesar and play a major role in the play. C. Fields(5)
ReplyDeleteOmens play an important part with the story bringing strong foreshadowing about future events within the book. We can see many omens and foreshadows in many parts of the play to help us predict what might happen within later events. We can see an example of an omen seen within Julius Caesar, "The throng that follows Caesar at the heels, of senators, of Praetors, common suitors, will crowd a feeble almost to death: I'll get me to a place more void, and there speak to great Caesar as he comes along"(Shakespeare 47), he uses this quote to predict the death of the old man, Caesar that happens later within the act.
ReplyDeleteG Baddal 7th
Shakespeare uses omens throughout the play to foreshadow the death of Julius Caesar, which what the whole play is mainly about. The warnings of the Ides of March and Calphurina's dream are the most obvious examples of omens that Shakespeare uses and that capture our eyes. These clear warnings that were given to Caesar ironically result in his death due to him not listening to them. Yes Caesar did try to take precaution but his attempts failed.
ReplyDeleteAZac-Williams6
Omens were used many times throughout the text to foreshadow the death of Julius Caesar. There were two main omens used in the text; for example, warnings such as the Ides of March in the beginning of the text and Calphurina's dream were both omens that foreshadowed the death of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar decided not to listen to the warnings which in turn resulted in his death later on in the text.
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The Omens play a very important role in Shakespeare story Julius Caesar. The Omens use foreshadowing because they tell us about the death of Caesar before it even happens. Artemidorus foreshadows Caesar's death when he says "None that I know will be, much that I fear may chance. Good morrow to you-Here the street is narrow: The throng that follows Caesar at the heel, Of Senators, of Praetors, common suitors, Will crowd a feeble man almost to death:I'll get to a place more void, and there Speak to great as he comes along." (Shakespeare 47). Shakespeare uses this to get our attention and make us think if Caesar will actually die or if the Omens are lying.
ReplyDeleteAMitchell7
The Omens play a very important role in Shakespeare story Julius Caesar. The Omens use foreshadowing because they tell us about the death of Caesar before it even happens. Artemidorus foreshadows Caesar's death when he says "None that I know will be, much that I fear may chance. Good morrow to you-Here the street is narrow: The throng that follows Caesar at the heel, Of Senators, of Praetors, common suitors, Will crowd a feeble man almost to death:I'll get to a place more void, and there Speak to great as he comes along." (Shakespeare 47). Shakespeare uses this to get our attention and make us think if Caesar will actually die or if the Omens are lying.
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Omens in my opinion play an important part in the unfolding of the story of Julius Ceaser. They are used to give foreshadowing and almost give a sense of mystery. Also they are very clearly shown in the book, and I believe this was Shakespeare's way of telling us how important they are. Ceaser was given many warnings not to go to the meeting but he ignored them and went anyways. When he went his fate was shown and he died.
ReplyDeleteKate Beacham 2nd
That is a good point to make. Allow I thought that the overly obvious omens were annoying and in a way "spoilers" the fact that you said this is Shakespeare's way of showing their importance makes sense. AZac-Williams6
DeleteIn Act 2 of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses omens to foreshadow what is to come. The soothsayer shouts to Caesar "Beware the ides of march" or the 15th of march. This foreshadowing creates a very mysterious mood and makes what is happening with the conspirators more ominous. All of the omens however, were ignored by Julius Caesar which eventually led to his death.
ReplyDeleteP Jacoby 1st
Omens play an important role in the play because it helps foreshadows what will happen later on in the book. The two main examples of omens was when Caesar was told to beware the Ides of March and Calphurina's dream. These both where signs of Caesars death but he did not listen to them and he died.
ReplyDeleteJ. Elmer 7th
Shakespeare uses omens to foreshadow Caesar's death throughout the story. These obvious warning are helpful because it leads up to his death. The Idles of March is an example.
ReplyDeleteK. Pritchett 2nd