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By the end of act 1 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, what do we know about the soothsayer’s omen, “Beware the Ides of March”?

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Caesar is in danger on the Ides of March, especially in light of Cassius’ life in danger that day.

Explanation: This is one of the most famous quotes of foreshadowing.
“ “When the soothsayer begs Caesar to “beware the Ides of March!” This same augury also appears in the accounts of ancient historians, such as Suetonius and Plutarch; an Elizabethan audience would likely have known that March 15th (the Ides of March) 44 BCE was the official date of Caesar’s assassination. Therefore, they would have recognized the soothsayer’s warning as a foreshadowing of the murder to come.” “
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