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Why does Shakespeare have the soothsayer say beware the Ides of March?
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∙ 10y ago
The Ides of a month in Roman times was the middle of the month (the first of the month was called the Calends). The Ides of March is the day in the middle of March, March 15.
"Beware" comes from the command "be wary" which means "be cautious, be careful, be afraid of". It's a pretty standard English word, used often in warning signs.
So, this is a warning: "Be careful on the 15th of March"
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoBecause the soothsayer is a fortune teller and therefore sees something happening to Caesar on this day #foreshadowing
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∙ 12y agoBecause that was the day he was going to get murdered on.
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∙ 9y agoThis quotation comes from Shakespeare<s play Julius Caesar. The ides of March is a date, march 15. The quotation is a warning: watch out for what's going to happen on March 15.
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∙ 13y agoThe audience is supposed to take them seriously. After all, they are aware that a plot is afoot to assasinate Caesar. This creates tension when Caesar pooh-poohs the soothsayer's warning.
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What warning does the fortuneteller give to Caesar?
Soothsayer warned Caesar to beware of the Ides of March which was a warning that he will die on the 15th of March. Caesar did not take well to it and claimed that Soothsayer was a dreamer.
Who told Caesar beware the Ides of march?
The soothsayer
What did the soothsayer tell Julius Ceser?
Beware the ides of March.
Why is the soothsayer waiting for Caesar?
To warn Caesar to beware of the Ides of March.
What Soothsayer wanted to warn Caesar again about?
"Beware the ides of March"
What play did Shakespeare uses the line Beware the ides of March?
The play was Julius Caesar. "Soothsayer Beware the ides of March."
What warning does the fortuneteller give to Caesar?
Soothsayer warned Caesar to beware of the Ides of March which was a warning that he will die on the 15th of March. Caesar did not take well to it and claimed that Soothsayer was a dreamer.
What does beware the ideasof march mean?
The Soothsayer from the play, "Julius Caesar" said "Beware the ides of March."
Who was told beware of the ides of march?
Julius Caesar was told to beware the ides of March by a soothsayer in the play Julius Caesar.
What is the soothsayers advice to Caesar?
The soothsayer came up to Casaer from a group of crowded people and said, "Beware the Ides of March." 'Ides' is the 'middle'. SO the soothsayer told Casaer to beware the middle of March, or March 15.
Who told Caesar beware the Ides of march?
The soothsayer
What is Caesars response to the soothsayer?
beware the ides of march
How did the phrase the ides of March are upon you?
It's a misquotation from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: The soothsayer has warned Caesar to "beware the Ides of March" (The Ides of March is March 15). March 15 comes along and Caesar, still in the pink, sees the soothsayer. He says, "The Ides of March are come" and the soothsayer says "Aye, Caesar, but not gone". Sure enough, Caesar is murdered shortly thereafter.
What did the soothsayer tell Julius Ceser?
Beware the ides of March.
What warning does the soothsayer give Julius Caesar?
Calpurnia had a dream [foreshadowing] of basically Caesar's death; she pleaded with him to stay home. However, Decius, who came to retrieve Caesar, put a different interpretation on Calpurnia's dream and Caesar went ahead and died.
What warning does the soothsayer give in Scene 2?
The soothsayer warns Julius Caesar to "beware the Ides of March." This is a foreshadowing of the betrayal and assassination that occurs on that specific date.
Why did the soothsayer say this to Caesar at the beginning of the play?
beware of the ides of march.......... huge foreshadow!!!! and ides mean 15th
