Quotes
"The only way is to kill Caesar. I have no personal reason to strike at him—only the best interest of the people. He wants to be crowned. The question is, how would being king change him? Evil can come from good, just as poisonous snakes tend to come out into the open on bright sunny days—which means we have to walk carefully. If we crown him, I have to admit we’d be giving him the power to do damage."
Who is Brutus?
Brutus' servant.
Who is Lucius?
This is Brutus' feelings throughout this scene.
What is his doubtfulness in killing Caesar?
This is what happened in Calphurnia's dream.
What is a statue of Caesar spewed blood and the people of Rome washed their hands in it?
"There isn’t one of them who doesn’t admire you, and each one of them wishes you had as high an opinion of yourself as every noble Roman has of you."
Who is Cassius?
He was considered to be added to the conspiracy, but Brutus shot down the idea.
Who is Cicero?
This is why Caesar insists on leaving the house.
What is death is going to happen to anyone?
These are the instructions that Portia gives to Lucius.
What is check on Brutus at the Capitol.
"No, let’s not swear an oath. If the sad faces of our fellow men, the suffering of our own souls, and the corruption of the present time aren’t enough to motivate us, let’s break it off now and each of us go back to bed."
Who is Brutus?
Gets Caesar to the Capitol.
Who is Decius?
This is why Brutus says that Antony should be NOT be killed.
What is Antony is powerless without Caesar?
This is who Portia and Lucius run into and what he is doing.
What is the soothsayer who is on his way to the Capitol to warn Caesar again?
"Caesar, I never believed in omens, but now they frighten me. A servant told me the night-watchmen saw horrid sights too, but different ones from what we heard and saw."
Who is Calphurnia?
Protects Caesar by warning him.
Who is Artemidorus?
This is why the conspirators should not partake in an oath.
What is this makes their reasoning seem selfish as opposed to for the people?
This is how Decius convinces Caesar to leave his house.
What is he tells Caesar the men of Rome will laugh at him for staying home and being scared?
This is, in your own words, what the soothsayer says he knows about Caesar's wellbeing to Portia.
What is I do not know anything for sure but you should trust my words that something bad will happen?
"I want you there and back again before I can even tell you what you should do there. Oh, let my determination keep me from speaking what is in my heart! I have a man’s mind, but only a woman’s strength. How hard it is for women to keep secrets!"
Who is Portia?
She stabs herself in the thigh to prove her trust and loyalty.
Who is Portia?
The five main conspirators shown in Scene 1.
Who are Brutus, Cassius, Decius, Mettullus, Casca?
This is the irony in Caesar telling his men to stay close to him.
What is the men he is asking to protect him are the men plotting to kill him?
This is why Portia's statement, "Ay me, how weak the heart of a woman is!"
What is she states that its easy for women to care too much and too quickly.