Question

Which quotation from act 1.3 in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is the best example of foreshadowing? CASSIUS: Why all these fires, why all these gliding ghosts, Why birds and beasts from quality and kind— Why old men, fools, and children calculate CASSIUS: That heaven hath infused them with these spirits To make them instruments of fear and warning Unto some monstrous state. CASCA: It is the part of men to fear and tremble, When the most mighty gods by tokens send Such dreadful heralds to astonish us. CASCA: O, he sits high in all the people’s hearts, And that which would appear offence in us His countenance, like richest alchemy,

Answer 1

The answer is:

CASSIUS: That heaven hath infused them with these spirits To make them instruments of fear and warning Unto some monstrous state.

In Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," Cassius makes reference to the strange behavior of animals and people, as well as the dreadful weather. In that respect, he has not looked for shelter from the thunder and rain because he feels contented that these anomalies are a signal that the gods are providing a warning about a "monstrous state" in the Roman government. Finally, he later learns that the senators intend to make Caesar king.

Answer 2

CASSIUS: That heaven hath infused them with these spirits To make them instruments of fear and warning Unto some monstrous state.