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Shakespeare took a lot of superstitious beliefs from his time and put them into this play. He probably uses that method to get the crowd into the play a little more. Shakespeare probably was a superstitious person himself after reading his plays you can really tell that he was. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar superstition was used constantly. In the first appearance of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare used superstition. Julius Caesar wasn't a superstitious person …

…happenings came true. Shakespeare used it in this play as a foreshadowing tool. He used something that he used in everyday life to help him in his play. Shakespeare really used it in this play the whole story was based on a superstition. In Julius Caesar superstition was used for a foreshadow of what is to come. Shakespeare used it to connect his audience with the play so they could relate it to their lives.