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Soothsayer

Prophet who warns Caesar to beware the Ides of March.

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Also known as the Soothsayer

First appearance: act i scene ii

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In Scene IV: The Soothsayer encounters Portia on his way to see Caesar pass to the Capitol. He expresses a vague fear of harm to Caesar but…

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JCJulius CaesarLULuciusCCCaius CassiusMBMarcus BrutusMCMetellus CimberSOSoothsayer

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This scene is the dramatic climax because it represents the emotional and psychological peak of Brutus’s rheto…

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See Soothsayer in act i scene ii