Read the passage. Then answer the question that follows.

DECIUS. This dream is all amiss interpreted.

It was a vision fair and fortunate.

Your statue spouting blood in many pipes,

In which so many smiling Romans bathed,

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.

–The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,

William Shakespeare

What effect does the symbol of the bleeding statue have on the meaning of this passage?

The statue is a negative symbol that shows Decius is a conspirator.
The statue is a positive symbol for the love citizens have for Caesar.
The statue is a negative symbol that means Caesar should stay home.
The statue is a positive symbol that suggests Caesar will nourish Rome.

In the passage from William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," Decius claims that Calpurnia's nightmare has been misinterpreted. As a consequence, instead of meaning that Caesar will be murdered, he convinces Caesar to believe that the statue of Caesar bleeding will bring prosperity to the people of Rome.

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jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2022-01-10T12:28:49+01:00

The effect which the symbol of the bleeding statue has on the meaning of this passage is:

D. The statue is a positive symbol that suggests Caesar will nourish Rome.

Based on the given excerpt, we can see that there is narration about the events which occured in the play The Tragedies of Julius Caesar as there is a nightmare by Calpurnia about a bleeding of statue of Caesar.

However, Caesar is convinced that this is not a bad sign but that it really means a positive symbol which shows that Caesar is going to be successful and flourish.