Question

Read the passage from act 5, scene 5, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

BRUTUS. Come hither, good Volumnius. List a word.

VOLUMNIUS. What says my lord?

BRUTUS. Why this, Volumnius.
The ghost of Caesar hath appeared to me
Two several 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. Good Volumnius,
Thou know’st that we two went to school together.
Even for that, our love of old, I prithee,
Hold thou my sword hilts, whilst I run on it.

VOLUMNIUS. That’s not an office for a friend, my lord.

Which piece of evidence best supports the theme that one should accept fate rather than fight it?

"Even for that, our love of old, I prithee,”
"Not so my Lord."
"I know my hour is come."
"We two went to school together."

Answer 1

"I know my hour is come."

This line directly expresses Brutus’s acceptance that his time (fate) has arrived, so he will not continue resisting but will submit to what must happen.