Question: How does this passage convey a sense of the time during which the scene occurs?

Answer: It describes objects in nature that indicate the season.

Question: What is the meaning of the line, “Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans / Mark him and write his speeches in their books”?

Answer: Caesar’s powerful speeches impressed the Romans, who recorded them in writing.

Question: What is the effect of Cassius’s story?

Answer: The bad omens of scavengers foreshadow his defeat.

Question: How did Shakespeare draw from his source to help create the play?

Answer: He kept the basic meaning of Caesar’s comment.

Question: What is the author’s main purpose for writing about problems and solutions in this passage?

Answer: to describe issues related to cooking in many developing countries