Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of Julius Caesar. [CASSIUS.] Coming from Sardis, on our former ensign Two mighty eagles fe
ll, and there they perched, Gorging and feeding from our soldiers’ hands; Who to Philippi here consorted us. This morning are they fled away and gone, And in their steads do ravens, crows, and kites Fly o’er our heads and downward look on us, As we were sickly prey. Their shadows seem A canopy most fatal, under which Our army lies ready to give up the ghost. What motif appears in this passage? omens that suggest that the army may be victorious blood that appears because the birds feed off of dead bodies flattery that consumes most characters in the play an omen that predicts misfortune for Cassius’s army
Try replacing the word woman with any of those four words. Try to simplify the passage over all, and which ever one makes sense, is the right one. I'm assuming weakness is correct, because it says "therefore i forbid my tears" claiming they wont cry, and in this world, crying is a sign of weakness. But i would just get a few more opinions on it :)