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Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2.

SOOTHSAYER. Caesar!15

CAESAR. Ha! who calls?

CASCA. Bid every noise be still. Peace yet again.

CAESAR. Who is it in the press that calls on me?
I hear a tongue shriller than all the music
Cry "Caesar!” Speak. Caesar is turned to hear.20

SOOTHSAYER. Beware the ides of March.

CAESAR. What man is that?

BRUTUS. A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.

CAESAR. Set him before me; let me see his face.

CASSIUS. Fellow, come from the throng; look upon Caesar25

CAESAR. What say’st thou to me now? Speak once again.

SOOTHSAYER. Beware the ides of March.

CAESAR. He is a dreamer. Let us leave him. Pass!

How does this scene most contribute to the plot?

It illustrates Caesar’s disbelief in omens.
It shows conflict between Caesar and Brutus.
It introduces the soothsayer’s piercing voice.
It reveals that Caesar may be in danger.

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It reveals that Caesar may be in danger.

The soothsayer’s warning (“Beware the ides of March”) foreshadows the assassination plot, driving the play’s central conflict forward; Caesar’s dismissal also underscores his complacency.