[General] Thou shalt see me at Philippi

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

Without waiting for a reply, Mummy turned and left Scarlet and if she had said: “Thou shalt see me at Philippi” her tones could not have been more ominous.(Michell’s “Gone with the wind”)

Thou shalt see me at Philippi = bluster our threats

Thanks for your efforts.

Regards,

V

 

[shroob]

Not a teacher only a native.

The quote originally comes from the Shakespearean play Julius Caesar, where it is a warning of defeat. So in your example Scarlets mum was warning her of an upcoming defeat (hence why it would be ominous).

 

[vil]

Enter the ghost of Caesar.

Brutus: Why com'st thou?
Ghost: To tell thee thou shalt see me at Pilippi.
Brutus: Well=
Then I shall see thee again.
Ghost: Ay, at Pilippi.
Brutus: Why, I will see thee at Pilippi then...

Shakespeare "Julius Caesar" act IV

V.