Which statements best interpret the allusion used in the passage? Choose five options. The ides means “bad news.”
The ides of March is March 15.
This is a cultural and historical allusion.
The soothsayer is the only character to mention the ides of March.
Caesar’s death happened on the ides of March.
Shakespeare was unfamiliar with the cultural and historical meanings of the ides of March when writing his play.
The play was based on historical events surrounding the murder of Julius Caesar.

1. The ides means “bad news.”

2. The ides of March is March 15.

3. This is a cultural and historical allusion.

5. Caesar’s death happened on the ides of March.

7. The play was based on historical events surrounding the murder of Julius Caesar.

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An allusion is a reference in a text to another well-known text, person, event, or thing. Here, the passage is referring to the ides of March, or Caesar's death.

This is a cultural allusion because ides means the 15th of a month, but it also means a bad omen or a threat. This is a historical allusion because the ides of March is when Caesar was assassinated.

Clearly, the soothsayer is not the only one to have mentioned the ides of March. In the passage, Brutus mentions it. Also, since Shakespeare himself wrote this whole play, he is no doubt familiar with the meaning of the ides of March.

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