Brutus In Julius Caesar Act 4

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In Act 4 Scene 2, Brutus is with his men outside of his tent, where he meets with Lucilius, Titinius, and Pindarus. Lucilius bears a message from Cassius, saying that he becoming more irritated with Brutus, and that he will arrive soon to discuss privately (SparkNotes). Pindarus, servant to Cassius, comes beforehand to confirm that he will be coming. Brutus is left to get ready, and soon Cassius arrives with his men. When they greet each other, Cassius tells Brutus that he has done him wrong. However, Cassius will only speak about it privately, so they enter Brutus' tent with Lucilius, Lucius, and Titinius standing guard outside (Shmoop).
The conference continues in Scene 3, and Cassius finally reveals the purpose of his meeting. He …show more content…

Cassius laughs and waves him off, and Brutus does the same (Shmoop). As it is late in the evening, the commanders get ready for bed. Brutus then has Lucius retrieve him some wine, and when Cassius asks why, it is revealed that Portia is dead. She had heard the news that Antony and Octavius had taken control of Rome, and killed herself by swallowing burning coals. Brutus wants to get drunk so he can forget about her, for his sadness is great. Cassius tells Lucius to fill his cup to the brim, so he may become intoxicated quickly (Caesar).
Messala arrives at their tent and brings news of the opposing side: Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus had killed 100 senators that had been in the conspiracy to kill Caesar, Cicero being one (SparkNotes). They have a strong army waiting for them at Philippi. There are two options: Brutus thinks that they should march there at once, and challenge them while their army is not at its best. However Cassius argues that they should wait and grow stronger themselves, get better weapons and recruit more people. No one can come to an agreement, so they decide to think on it tomorrow and

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