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Read the passage. Then answer the question that follows.

DECIUS. This dream is all amiss interpreted.

It was a vision fair and fortunate.

Your statue spouting blood in many pipes,

In which so many smiling Romans bathed,

Signifies that from you great Rome shall suck

Reviving blood, and that great men shall press

For tinctures, stains, relics, and cognizance.

This by Calpurnia’s dream is signified.

–The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,

William Shakespeare

What effect does the symbol of the bleeding statue have on the meaning of this passage?

The statue is a negative symbol that shows Decius is a conspirator.
The statue is a positive symbol for the love citizens have for Caesar.
The statue is a negative symbol that means Caesar should stay home.
The statue is a positive symbol that suggests Caesar will nourish Rome.

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The statue is a positive symbol that suggests Caesar will nourish Rome.

Explanation: Decius interprets the bleeding statue as life-giving blood that Romans will eagerly seek, portraying Caesar’s death (or his power) as revitalizing and beneficial to Rome, not as a bad omen.