BBC Shakespeare Animated Tales - Julius Caesar - Part 1

This video is of Act I of the play Julius Caesar. This is the animated version. In this video, you see the soothsayer telling Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March". During this time period, the people all believed that life was not controlled by your actions and choices. They believed it was directed by fate. The Gods controlled the outcome of your life. They believed in omens such as storms and owls. These were considered bad omens.

The soothsayer scene is very important because it foreshadows what is to come later on. Back then if a soothsayer told you to beware they wouldn't take it lightly. Sometimes men could be masters of their fate but overall stars and gods determined the outcome. Also during Act I, Casca tells Cicero of all the omens he has seen. This shows foreshadowing that something is bound to happen. This video is the perfect way to show Act I and the connection of Fate vs. Freewill to the play.

-Karebear143