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In Shakespeare's the tragedy of Julius Caesar what does Give guess how near today mean?
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∙ 12y ago
Brutus says this in Act II as part of the sentence "I cannot, by the progress of the stars, Give guess how near to day." It's the middle of the night, and Brutus doesn't know what time it is. He cannot figure it out from the position of the stars (it is possible to do this but I guess Brutus didn't know how). "Give guess" means the same as "make a guess" or just "guess".
Strangely enough, this scene with Brutus unable to tell the time from the stars is the same scene where a clock is said to strike. This is a famous Shakespearean goof. They didn't have clocks in ancient Rome. Oops.
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What was Julius Caesar's favorite food?
We know the kind of things that the Romans of Caesar's day ate, but not what was Julius Caesar's particualr favourite. To jokingly talk about Big Macs, Macdonalds happy meals and Caesar Salads, none of which existed in Caesar's day, is only barely sillier than actually trying to guess the answer to this.
What was Julius Caesar in hieroglyphics?
The closest we can come is a stela with the name of Caesar's son by Cleopatra VII, Cesarion. The cartouche has six glyphs in it: The right-angle triangle or hill which represents the palatal k or q; two reeds, which represent a sort of long e; the door bolt, which looks like a pair of glasses or a brassiere and sounds like z; a couchant lion, which normally sounds like "L" but here must be an "R"; and the folded cloth or hook which is s. This adds up to "Qeezles" or "Qeezres" which is sort of like Caesar. I don't know if the name "Julius" was ever written, and I cannot find an image of it. If I were to guess, I'd guess that a rearing cobra, a chick, the couchant lion and the folded cloth would figure in it. See the related link for Cesarion's cartouche.
How do you say he in Shakespearean?
There is no such language as "Shakespearean". Shakespeare wrote in English, and in English the word for "he" is . . . well, perhaps you can guess from the following quotations: "He was a man; take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again" (Hamlet) "He was my friend, faithful and just unto me." (Julius Caesar) "He was not born to shame." (Romeo and Juliet) "He has no children." (Macbeth)
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i guess...its some time during the romantic age...
What was Julius Caesar's favorite food?
We know the kind of things that the Romans of Caesar's day ate, but not what was Julius Caesar's particualr favourite. To jokingly talk about Big Macs, Macdonalds happy meals and Caesar Salads, none of which existed in Caesar's day, is only barely sillier than actually trying to guess the answer to this.
Who ended up killing Julius Caesar?
We simply don't know who actually killed Julius Caesar. All the ancient writers (who were not present) say is that "the conspirators" stabbed him and when Caesar realized what was happening, he pulled his toga up to cover his face. Shakespeare would have you believe it was Brutus and that's as good a guess as any.
How did they indicate night scenes in Shakespeares plays?
Someone comes on and says, "It is night", although they usually make it more poetic than that. E.g. "How goes the night, boy?" (Macbeth, 2,1) "I cannot, by the progress of the stars give guess how near to day." (Julius Caesar, 2,1) "What hour now? I think it lacks of twelve." (Hamlet, 1,4)
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What time did Julius ceasar die?
There's no firm consensus on the time that Caesar died. However its a good guess that it was sometime in the morning as he was supposed to preside over a session of the senate and the senate usually met early in the morning.
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My guess would be Brutus...??
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My best guess is that he did not have one. Middle names are a rather Johhny come lately custom used by the Germans in the 17th century and subequently. Others picked it up later.uhhh.....not true many of the ancient Romans in BCE had middle names, such as Caesar or Julius Caesar Museoi agree
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We don't know Cassius' age for certain because we don't know when he was born. Only one source gives a vague wave at a date by saying that he was born before 85 BC. Mid forties or early fifties would be a good guess, but only a guess.
What was Julius Caesar in hieroglyphics?
The closest we can come is a stela with the name of Caesar's son by Cleopatra VII, Cesarion. The cartouche has six glyphs in it: The right-angle triangle or hill which represents the palatal k or q; two reeds, which represent a sort of long e; the door bolt, which looks like a pair of glasses or a brassiere and sounds like z; a couchant lion, which normally sounds like "L" but here must be an "R"; and the folded cloth or hook which is s. This adds up to "Qeezles" or "Qeezres" which is sort of like Caesar. I don't know if the name "Julius" was ever written, and I cannot find an image of it. If I were to guess, I'd guess that a rearing cobra, a chick, the couchant lion and the folded cloth would figure in it. See the related link for Cesarion's cartouche.
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a tragedy is like a hardship i guess you can call it that you go through in life and it can also be like trials that you go through an life.....for example if a loved one of yours dies then that would be considered a tragedy....
