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About Randy Sus
Expertise
I`m a retired high school English teacher from central Wisconsin. I taught Shakespeare for years and am very familiar with his writing style, his themes, his sonnets, and most of his plays. I taught Julius Caesar, King Lear, Richard the Third, and A Midsummer Night`s Dream for years. I`ve memorized many of the lines from these plays and I know many sonnets by heart. I`d be glad to respond to questions regarding Shakespeare`s life, works, and times if anyone desired such information.

Experience
I have a master's degree in education and I take most pride in having ENJOYED teaching for over 30 years. Not everyone can honestly say that. I coached undefeated high school soccer teams for fun too. I like public relations work and have served on P.R. committees for most of my professional life. I continue to do so in retirement.

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Expert: Randy Sus - 10/22/2009

Question
what are some of the omens that Shakespeare used in his writing? Why would he use all of these omens? what would some good reference sites be that i could find reliable info on this?

Answer
Hi, Brian,

Your question sounds like a homework assignment to me, and since we at this site are not obligated to do your work for you, I will offer only limited assistance and let YOU pursue the answer.

ALL good writers use foreshadowing and omens to heighten the suspense in their stories. We'd ALL like to see the future and, whether the future looked good OR gloomy, we'd either work to have the future we foresaw come true or we'd work to avoid it.

You fail to state which play you seek omens for, so I cannot be specific in the help I offer.

A great web site for those studying Shakespeare is this one below:

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/juliuscaesar/themes.html

At this site you should focus upon "themes and motifs" and there you will find references to any omens or foreshadowings used in the plays.

If you'd Google "Shakespeare's omens" you might find good information to use to answer your questions too.

I realize that my response is not a direct answer to your question, but I have explained why it is not, and yet I hope I've made it easier for YOU to get your own answers.

Happy trails,

Randy

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