What warning does the Soothsayer give Caesar?

What warning does the Soothsayer give Caesar?

• A. Beware the ides of March
• B. He will be crowned king
• C. A great famine approaches
• D. The Senate plans to exile him

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is recognizing a moment of foreshadowing through prophecy. In Julius Caesar, the Soothsayer tells Caesar to “Beware the ides of March,” signaling looming danger on a specific date. That exact warning is what the question is asking about. It isn’t about becoming king, a coming famine, or exile; those aren’t what the Soothsayer says in that scene. The warning about the ides of March foreshadows Caesar’s later assassination and ties into the play’s exploration of fate versus free will—Caesar ignores the omen, which helps drive the tragedy.

The key idea here is recognizing a moment of foreshadowing through prophecy. In Julius Caesar, the Soothsayer tells Caesar to “Beware the ides of March,” signaling looming danger on a specific date. That exact warning is what the question is asking about. It isn’t about becoming king, a coming famine, or exile; those aren’t what the Soothsayer says in that scene. The warning about the ides of March foreshadows Caesar’s later assassination and ties into the play’s exploration of fate versus free will—Caesar ignores the omen, which helps drive the tragedy.