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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Act 5.3-5.5

Question 1 • CREDIT RECOVERY - ELA 9 - Summer

Read the excerpt below from act 5.1 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows. CASSIUS:Their shadows seemA canopy most fatal, under whichOur army lies ready to give up the ghost1. 1. Die; the belief that a person’s spirit is released at death. To which event in act 4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar does this statement refer?

Answer
A
Brutus being visited by Caesar’s ghost
B
Caesar being crowned king
C
the soothsayer’s omen
D
Calpurnia’s dream

Explanation

In Act 4, Brutus is visited by the ghost of Caesar, who predicts that they will meet again at Philippi. Cassius’s image of fatal shadows hanging over the army recalls Caesar’s ghost and its ominous warning before the battle. The other events occur earlier in the play, not in Act 4.

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