Foreshadowing In Julius Caesar

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Catherine Terry Mr. Graham 19 October 2022 Freshman English - E The Hardship and Tragedy of Julius Caesar The roles of conflict, foreshadowing, and rhetoric are prominent traits to take into consideration, when discussing the play Julius Caesar. Conflict is what leads to one of the ultimate plots of the play, the rebellion against Caesar, and the decision to follow through with his assanation. Foreshadowing is consistently shown throughout the play, and takes on a massive role. All major characters’ events are predicted based on foreshadowing. Additionally, the role of rhetoric works with foreshadowing and conflict. It uses manipulation and speech to distort others perspectives. In the end, conflict that was brought on through foreshadowing and the role of rhetoric led to the beginning of Rome’s …show more content…

The night before Caesar iswas murdered, Calpurnia, Caesar's wife, has an extremely vivid dream about her husband’s fate. In her dream she sees blood infinitely gushing out of a statue of Caesar. In the blood of her lifeless husband, smiling Romans come and excitedly wash their hands. This is a clear trait of foreshadowing, and Calpurnia directly links together two examples, saying “and these does apply for warnings and portents” (2.2 85). A soothsayer is a person who is able to see the future, while foreshadowing is an indication of something to happen in the future. The resemblance between these two definitions is uncanny and makes the crucialness of a soothsayer extremely clear. The soothsayer in Julius Caesar, says “Beware the ides of March” (1.2 28). At the time Caesar did not acknowledge the meaning of this, and brushed it off. Likewise, Caesar’s habits of only listening to himself and believing he is right proves to bite himself in the back once again. Yet the soothsayer said to beware of March, and because of Caesar’s cockiness, Caesar was killed on the Ides of

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