What does Calpurnia dream about Caesar?

• A. His statue spouts blood
• B. Caesar conquers Gaul
• C. Caesar is crowned in Rome
• D. Caesar is banished

Answer: (A)

Calpurnia’s dream is a vivid omen that foreshadows Caesar’s fate. In the dream, Caesar’s statue spouts blood, and the people of Rome wash their hands in it. That striking image signals violence and suffered consequences tied to Caesar’s rise, hinting at the assassination and the bloodshed to come. The dream functions to warn Caesar and to heighten the theme of fate versus free will—the warning is clear, but Caesar’s response is to press on, illustrating how characters interpret or ignore omens.

This is why the imagined option about a statue spouting blood is the best choice: it directly matches the dream Calpurnia describes and aligns with the play’s use of portentous dreams to signal impending calamity. The other scenarios—Caesar conquering Gaul, being crowned in Rome, or banished—do not occur in her dream and aren’t connected to the omen she reports.