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BRUTUS. I will do so. But, look you, Cassius, The angry spot doth glow on Caesar’s brow, 190 And all the rest look like a chidden train. Calphurnia’s cheek is pale, and Cicero Looks with such ferret and such fiery eyes As we have seen him in the Capitol Being crossed in conference by some senators.
Scene 2. It's a festival day in Rome. Caesar, in front of Brutus and Cassius, instructs his wife, Calpurnia, to stand in the way of Mark Antony as he runs a traditional footrace, so that he may touch her and restore her fertility, according to a Roman superstition. A soothsayer appears and warns Caesar that he must beware the 15th of March.
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 2, scene 1. ⌜ Scene 1 ⌝. Synopsis: Brutus anxiously ponders joining the conspiracy against Caesar. When he is brought one of the unsigned letters that Cassius has had left for him to find, Brutus decides to act. Visited by the conspirators, he agrees to join them but rejects their plan to kill Mark Antony as well as Caesar.
Analysis. Scenes 1 and 2 of act 2 flesh out the characters of Caesar and Brutus, the play’s two tragic heroes. The tragic flaws in both their characters are established, setting up the stage for ...
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 1, scene 2. ⌜ Scene 2 ⌝. Synopsis: A soothsayer advises Caesar that the fifteenth of March will be a dangerous day for him. When Caesar and others exit, Cassius and Brutus remain behind. Cassius urges Brutus to oppose Caesar for fear that Caesar may become king. After Brutus and Cassius talk with Casca about Mark Antony’s public offer ...
Summary and Analysis Act II: Scene 1. Summary. Brutus is in his orchard. It is night and he calls impatiently for his servant, Lucius, and sends him to light a candle in his study. When Lucius has gone, Brutus speaks one of the most important and controversial soliloquies in the play. He says that he has "no personal cause to spurn at" Caesar ...
This is the ethical dilemma Brutus, a politician and friend of Caesar's, grapples with at the beginning of Act 2 of Julius Caesar. As the scene opens, we see Brutus pacing and nervous ...
