Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 5, scene 5. BRUTUS. Why this, Volumnius. The ghost of Caesar hath appeared to me Two se
veral times by night—at Sardis once, And this last night, here in Philippi fields. I know my hour is come. VOLUMNIUS. Not so, my lord. BRUTUS. Nay, I am sure it is, Volumnius. Thou seest the world, Volumnius, how it goes. Our enemies have beat us to the pit, [Low alarums] It is more worthy to leap in ourselves Than tarry till they push us. Which prediction about the plot does this passage most support? Brutus will replace Caesar. Brutus will take his own life. Brutus will surrender to his enemies. Brutus will be forever haunted by Caesar.
Explanation: In the given excerpt from act 5, scene 5 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, we can see a conversation between Brutus and Volumnius, where Brutus is concerned about getting hunted and killed (because he is one of the responsibles for the murder of Caesar). This passage support the prediction of Brutus taking his life, because he knows that eventually he will be captured and executed ("I know my hour is come").
The action of Schaffer dismissing the sighting of smoke caused the fire to grow, for he did not bother to alert anyone else. Neither did he try to do something about the fire.
