Writeacher,i can't understand these lines!These lines are of julius caeser and it seems very difficult to understand!plz make me clear!
Go bid the priest do present sacrifice and bring me their opinions of success,
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/juliuscaesar/page_78.html
Here is an excellent place to read Shakespeare's plays ... the original (over 400 year old English) is on the left on each scene's page, and up-to-date English is on the right.
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/juliuscaesar/
What act and scene does this come from?
act2 scene 2
Lord, HelpO, I gave you the page number it was on, didn't I?
Bobpursley gave you the right page number in that website. Did you read it??
To understand these lines from Julius Caesar, it's helpful to break them down into smaller parts. Let's analyze it step by step:
1. "Go bid the priest do present sacrifice": In this line, "go" signifies a command or instruction to someone. "Bid" means ask or request. So, the speaker is instructing someone to ask the priest to perform a sacrifice or religious offering.
2. "and bring me their opinions of success": Here, "bring" means to bring or deliver something to the speaker. The speaker is asking the person to bring back the opinions or thoughts of success as expressed by the priest.
Putting it all together, the lines mean that the speaker wants someone to go and ask the priest to perform a sacrifice and then report back to them about the priest's opinions on the likelihood of success.
To fully understand the context of these lines, it's important to read the surrounding dialogue or scene in Julius Caesar. This will provide additional information to interpret the meaning and significance of these specific lines.