The Soothsayer In Julius Caesar

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In ancient Rome 44 BCE, Rome was ruled by a powerful group of 3 leaders called the triumvirate with Julius Caesar being one of them, which is another reason for his jealous-filled murdered death. Caesar had the chance to listen to the warnings he got which could help him avoid his death, but he still died in the end despite being warned. The Soothsayer was the one who gave the final warning. I chose to write about the Soothsayer since he is ignored at times and is underrated. The soothsayer (“sooth” meaning “truth”) has an essential role in being a spiritual character who can predict the future. Some qualities from him are being loyal, caring, spiritual, and truthful. The Soothsayer predicted the deathly truth of Julius Caesar with his …show more content…

He trusts himself enough to know he is not lying so he shares what is going on with other people. Caesar thought of believing the warning at first but then proceeded to ignore it, talking about how the Soothsayer is just a “dreamer” while moving on. The reason why the Soothsayer is concerned about him not listening is because Caesar was to be made king yet people were trying to take that away from him including his “friends”. Soothsayer was concerned about people when he could have just ignored them, which shows true kindness. The Soothsayer represented being the “wise old man” who tried sharing his thoughts and wisdom with Caesar but decided to ignore that trust just like patterns in other literary art forms. Soothsayers can predict other people's futures and bad omens (death) but it's hard to see their own, implying that he saw Caesar's death but could not see his own so from what goes on, the soothsayer is still alive in the play. At the end of the play with Caesar's death, the Soothsayer isn't surprised that it happened as it was his faith for ignoring the