Examples Of Omens In Julius Caesar

In the play Julius Caesar there are multiple omens and signs that hint at what is going to happen later on. Most of the omens are about Julius Caesar’s death and are all ignored during the play. The first omen in the play is in Act I, Scene II where a soothsayer speaks out through a crowd of people and tells Caesar to “Beware of the Ides of March” (1.2.16). Caesar does not heed the soothsayer’s warning and completely ignores it for the rest of the play. If Caesar had taken into consideration what this person was saying it could have had help prevent his death because he might have been more careful on what he did that day. While it might have helped him on March 15th, there are other days that the conspirators could have killed Caesar. “So