Julius Caesar

Caesar has been convinced by his wife, Calpurina that he should stay home since she had a really bad dream of his statue the night before Idles of March. However, not just because his wife convinced him, in his private he was showing scaredness of remembering what the soothsayer was saying. Therefore, he had just sent his servent for a sacrifice from the preist. Then Decius arrives at Caesar's home to take him to the Capitol, but Caesar stops him and have a conversation, telling the truth only to Decius as he blieves in him that his wife Calpurina had a bad dream about Caesar's statue. Therefore, Decius quickly thinks out of a plan to make Calpurina's dream in a good way in order to make the conspritors plan work out.

The significance of this passage is the characterization we see in Decius and Caesar. It is because when Decius quickly thinks out of a plan to continue his role in killing Caesar, he changes Calpurina's dream into a good way, and also when Caesar told him to tell the Romes he would not attend, he asked for a reason incase they laughed at him. This shows that he is very intelligent of making people believe in him very easily, and he is really good at tricking people. Moreover, Caesar shows that he is a short minded,and thinker because he gets tricked by Decius. Caesar also shows the difference of his private and public because in public he acts as if he is brave and is not scared of Idles of March. However, in private he is actually concerned about it and asks the sevant to get a sacrifice. This characterizes that he is suspicious, as he is actaully overthinking in private.

Decius Caesar, all hail! Good morrow, worthy Caesar.

I come to fetch you to the Sneate House

Caesar Aned you are come in very happy thime
To bear my greeting to the senators
And tell them that I will not come today:
Cannot is false; and that I dare not, falser;
I will not come today. Tell them so, Decius

Calpurnia Say he is sick

Caesar: Shall Caesar send a lie?
Have I in conquest stretch'd mine arm so far,
To be afeard to tell greybeards the truth?
Decius, go tell them Caesar wil not come.

Decius Most mighty Caesar, let me know some cause
Lest I be laugh'd ar when I tell them so.

Caesar The causee is in my will: I will not come;
That is enough to satisfy the Senate.
But for your private satisfaction,
Because I love you, I will let you know:
Calpurnia here, my wife, stays me at home.
She dreamt tonight she saw my statue,
Which like a fountain with an hundred spouts
Did run pure blood; and many lusty Romans
Came smiling, and did bathe their hands in it.
And these does she apply for warnings and portents
And evils imminent; and on her knee
Hath begg'd that I will stay at home today.


Decius This dream is all amiss interpreted;
It was a vision fair and fortunate:
Y our statue spouting blood in may pipes
In which so many smiling Romans bath'd,
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

Caesar And this way have you well expounded it.

Decius I have, when you have heard what I can say:

And know it now. The Senate have concluded

To give this day a crown to mighty Caesar.

If you shall send them word you will not come,

Their minds may change. Besides, it were a mock

Apt to be render'd, for some one to say,'

Break up the Senate till another time,

When Caesar's wife shall meet with better dreams.'

If Caesar hid himself, shall they not whisper

'Lo, Caesar is afraid'?

Pardon me, Caesar; for my dear dear love

To your procceding bids me tell you this,

And reason to my love is liable.

Caesar How foolish do your fears seem now, Calpurnia!
I am ashamed I did yield to them.
Give me my robe, for I will go.

Void Quetions

If I were to give a title to this story I would call this by 'The Black box'' because the story isn't mostly about the lottery but its about the Black box. Even though the black box was introduced mostly at the end of the story, it gave me the most tension and I was so eager to find out. While reading this I knew that something bad was going to happen since the black dot meant a bad sign. However, when the end of the story wasn't given to me I was very curious and wanted to find out the next part of the story. When the mystery paper was handed to me with the black dot on it I was very nervous. I was thinking that there's a test for the people who got black dot. Moreover, even I was very curious I did follow the instructions because I thought if I did something bad would happen to me. The black box seemed to be mysterious, but the black dot created more tension to me. My predictions were correct about something bad happening and I felt proud of myself. I think that the author left voids in the story, therefore, it would create tension, and to make people ask questions, and to keep you focused in the story. The no title the author made seems as if entire thing was a void, because it felt empty. Moreover, with no ending seemed to make me curious and started asking questions in my mind. The clues at the end were actually more mysterious but without some of them would have been better. The mystery paper, delayed gratification caused lots of tension because it was until 5 o' clock and I couldn't forget it because as I kept opening my locker, it would remind me of the black dot which made me nervous everytime.