The great and powerful Julius Caesar of Rome once mentioned to his wife, Calphurnia that “of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end; Will come when it will come” (Julius Caesar.ii.ii.34-37). Caesar was that mean fear death, which is an event that cannot be avoided. Omens are events, or predictions of what virtues or evils will come from a situation. Omens and supernatural events play a major role in the life of Julius Caesar and his peers. As a result of the characters misinterpreting omens, many of the individuals in the play died. Omens in the play, Julius Caesar, presage the inevitable tragedies because they reveal clues about a character’s fate. Failing …show more content…
The soothsayer, a person who predicts the future, attempted to give Caesar a warning of what was to become of him. In ancient Rome soothsayers were highly respected figures. The soothsayer told Caesar to “[b]eware the ides of March” (Julius Caesar.i.ii.20). Confidently Caesar replied, “He is a dreamer. Let us leave him. Pass” (Julius Caesar.i.ii.26). Being arrogant Caesar, branded the soothsayer as a fool. Also Caesar perceived himself as wiser than the soothsayer, so he dismissed himself. When Caesar went back home, he explained to Calphurnia and his servant that “the Gods do this in shame of cowardice. Caesar should be a beast without a heart if he should stay at home today for fear. No, Caesar shall not. Danger knows full well that Caesar is more dangerous than he … And I the elder and more terrible. …show more content…
Children look up to their parents and other adults as role models. Religious groups live to meet the person or persons that they worship. All around the world there are superstitions. According to Presley Love, crows are “messengers … of death” (Presley Love, Symbolic Crow Meaning, Universe of Symbolism). In the last act of Julius Caesar, Cassius talked about how he saw crows resting on his flag. Speaking to Brutus, Cassius suggested thinking about the worst that could happen: “If we lose, what do you plan to do?” (No Fear Julius Caesar.v.i.99). Accordingly, Brutus gave his final farewell to Cassius. Pindarus, a servant to Cassius, served his master with one final act, by plunging a sword into Cassius’s stomach. Brutus died from running into a sword held by Strato, a soldier of Brutus’s