Question

Read the passage from act 5, scene 4, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

BRUTUS. Come hither, good Volumnius. List a word. VOLUMNIUS. What says my lord? BRUTUS. Why this, Volumnius. The ghost of Caesar hath appeared to me Two several times by night—at Sardis once, And this last night, here in Philippi fields. I know my hour is come. VOLUMNIUS. Not so, my lord. BRUTUS. Nay, I am sure it is, Volumnius. Thou seest the world, Volumnius, how it goes. Our enemies have beat us to the pit; [Low alarums] It is more worthy to leap in ourselves Than tarry till they push us. Good Volumnius, Thou know’st that we two went to school together. Even for that, our love of old, I prithee, Hold thou my sword hilts, whilst I run on it. VOLUMNIUS. That’s not an office for a friend, my lord.

Which piece of evidence best supports the theme that one should accept fate rather than fight it?

"Our enemies have beat us to the pit."

"Hold thou my sword hilts, whilst I run on it."

"I know my hour is come."

"We two went to school together."

Answer 1

In Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the senate plots against Caesar fearing his growing power and the possibility of him abusing the power he has acquired. After they achieve to murder Caesar by stabbing him multiple times, as we can see in this excerpt, Brutus and everyone involved in the murder are hunted and killed. Moreover, Brutus, who was once like a son to Caesar, feels haunted by the Ghost of Caesar and grows paranoid and desperate. After he was defeated in war by Anthony and Octavian, he knew that he would be captured and executed, for which he decided to commit suicide instead of keep running/fighting.

Therefore, your best answer is "Hold thou my sword hilts, whilst I run on it."

Answer 2

The piece of evidence which best supports the theme that one should accept fate rather than fight it is:

C. "I know my hour is come."

Based on the given text, we can see that there is the narration about the plot of Brutus and the others to murder Julius Caesar.

• With this in mind, we can see that the theme about not fighting fate is shown when there is a concession saying that his time is come.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C

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