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Question
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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Solution
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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