Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 2, of The Tragedy of
Julius Caesar and the background information on the
allusion it contains.
Excerpt:
[DECIUS.] 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,
Background information:
In medieval times, it was customary to dip
handkerchiefs into the blood of martyrs and other great
people. Doing so turned the handkerchiefs into relics
for worship or inspiration.
Why does Decius allude to "relics, and cognizance" in
this passage?
A. to flatter Caesar and reassure him
B. to imply that Calpurnia is a sorceress
C. to warn Caesar of the plot against him
D. to prove that Calpurnia can see the future

1: a space or route by using which something or a person can undergo. 2: a brief part of a speech or written painting. 3: the act or process of going from one region or circumstance to another Our ship made an easy passage. 4: the act of approving a law.

what is a passage example?

An example of passage is while time moves forward. An instance of passage is a corridor or hall in your property leading from one room to any other. The manner of converting from one circumstance or degree to some other; transition.

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