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?
"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 the setting (time, place, date) when Act II starts.
What is approximately 2 am in Brutus's garden on March 15th.
"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 the reason that the priests tell Caesar that he should not leave his house.
What is they were not able to find a heart in the sacrificed animal?
This is where Caesar is/what is happening there during Act II Scene II.
What is in his house with Calpurnia during a thunderstorm.
"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 Cassius WANTS to kill Antony.
What is Antony is a loyal follower of Caesar and he does not trust him?
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 where this scene ends.
What is in the Capitol with Caesar being surrounded by the conspirators.
"I make proof of my constancy, by giving myself a voluntary wound, here in the thigh!"
Who is Portia?
This is who Cassius wants to kill, but Brutus doesn't.
Who is Marc Antony?
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?