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Foreshadowing in Julius Caesar
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Foreshadowing in Julius Caesar
"Ghosts of the Past"
"Crazy Weather"
One of the most broad uses of foreshadowing is seen when the ghost of Caesar visits Brutus and gives Brutus an ominous warning
In Julius Caesar, like most of Shakespeare's plays, plays an offside role in setting the mood. However it also foreshadows in many ways that something is coming. This is seen by the constant storms, meteor showers, and other strange weather patterns that plague Rome for the length of this play
GHOST
Thy evil spirit, Brutus.
BRUTUS
Why comest thou?
GHOST
To tell thee thou shalt see me at Philippi
Strange Occurences
To add to all of this is the strange night during the meteor shower. During this several citizens experience a multitude of bizarre happenings. These range from dead bodies piling the streets, to lions roaming around peacefully, to men being lit on fire. It was as if the gods themselves were telling the conspirators to stop what they were doing
Beware the ides of March.
"Telling the Future"
In Julius Caesar, Caesar is warned several times before his demise that something bad will happen to him when he goes to the Capitol once from a soothsayer once by his own wife Calphurnia, and once by Artemidorus. Even his servant told him it would not be wise