Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of Julius Caesar. OCTAVIUS. Come, come, the cause. If arguing make us sweat, The proof of it will turn to redder drops. Look, I draw a sword against conspirators. When think you that the sword goes up again? Never, till Caesar’s three and thirty wounds Be well avenged, or till another Caesar Have added slaughter to the sword of traitors.
How does the motif in this passage connect to the central idea?
The blood motif suggests that revenge will lead to violence and death.
The omens motif suggests that Octavius will die avenging Caesar’s death.
The sword motif suggests that all leaders are eventually assassinated.
The flattery motif suggests that the conspirators will eventually turn on one another.
Answers
The answer must be a) The blood motif suggests that revenge will lead to violence and death.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar is a famous English play written by the great dramatist and playwright William Shakespeare. It is a tragedy play in which the Julius Caesar, a renowned Roman politician is killed by his conspirators.
In this excerpt from the act 5, scene 1 Octavius Caesar, Caesar's adopted son and a member of the Triumvirate formed to defeat Caesar's assassins, brings out his emotions of revenge against the conspirators.
The prophecies and the omens which are present in the tragedy of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar makes the drama have some supernatural element besides the cold political nature that exists in Rome.
We get to see that in the Soothsayer's warning that Cassius had already been defeated and their are other events which seem to be in motion.
We also get to see that the Soothsayer has warned Casear about the Ides of March.