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Caesar Shall Forth; the Things that Threaten'D Me Ne'Er Look'D on My Back; When They Shall See the Face of Caesar, They Are Vanished. (A) Where is Caesar Planning to Go ? (B) What Are the 'Things' that Threaten Him ?

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प्रश्न

Caesar shall forth; the things that threaten'd me
Ne'er look'd on my back; when they shall see
The face of Caesar, they are vanished.

(a) Where is Caesar planning to go ?

(b) What are the 'things' that threaten him ?

(c) What does the word 'vanished' mean ?

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उत्तर

a)    Caesar is planning to go to the senate at the Capitol.

b)    The ‘things’ refers to his enemies.

c)    The word ‘vanished’ means the act of disappearing.

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Julius Caesar
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2014-2015 (March) Delhi Set 1

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