Answer:
In Act II, Scene 1, Brutus asks Lucius:
Is not tomorrow, boy, the ides of March?
Lucius does not know, so Brutus sends him to look at the calendar. This appears to be Shakespeare's way of letting his audience know that tomorrow will be the day the Soothsayer warned Caesar about in Act I, Scene 2.
Soothsayer:
Beware the ides of March.
Caesar:
What man is that?
Brutus:
A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.
When Lucius returns and confirms that tomorrow is the ides of March, it is especially significant because Brutus was present to hear the Soothsayer's warning to Caesar. This should inform the audience that the great historical event being dramatized on the Elizabethan stage is about to take place. Brutus may feel that Caesar's assassination was predestined by the gods or by Fate. When Caesar hears the Soothsayer's warning in Act I, Scene 2, he does not take it seriously. He says,
The Tabard Inn is the starting point for the pilgrims' journey to Canterbury. ... There is at least one more reason for having the pilgrims gather in the Tabard Inn, though: an inn could easily be a gathering place for people from diverse walks of life, accommodating commoners and more elite members of society.
Answer:
Mrs. James had lots of photographs to show her friends, so she decided to get them together soon.
