In the first act, scene one of Julius Caesar, Caesar returns home from a long civil war to Rome. During this civil war, Caesar defeated the forces of Pompey and because of this, he now has the opportunity to take full control of Rome. During scene two, Caesar was warned of the ides of March or March 15 by a soothsayer while he was attending the traditional race at the festival of Lupercal. Cassius tries to turn Brutus against Caesar after Caesar leaves. Later Cassius and Brutus find out that Caesar rejected the crown presented by Antony thrice times so they must discuss what must happen to Caesar. In scene three, a terrible storm arrives on the night of March 15. Cassius and Casca agree that they should stop Caesar’s rise to power now so they …show more content…
discuss how they are gonna persuade Brutus to follow through with their plan. In the second act, scene one, it is March 15 and Brutus has to make the decision of either accepting Caesar’s growing power or kill Caesar.
His decision was helped made by a “anonymous” letter written by Cassius suggesting that he should take action. In scene 2, Caesar gets ready to go to the Capitol but Calpurnia, his wife, convinces him to stay home because of the many threatening omens but Decius, one of the conspirators, convinces him to go anyways. In scene three, Artemidorus, supporter of Caesar, reads a letter which he had written to warn Caesar about the plan that will kill Caesar. In scene four, Portia, Brutus’ wife, sends the servant Lucius to go and see what is happening at the Capital where she meets the Soothsayer who makes her even more anxious than she already …show more content…
was. In act three, scene one, Caesar refused to read the warning letter and instead went inside the Capitol. Inside the capitol, Caesar is surrounded by conspirators who are pretending to plead a case, when they all stab Caesar to death. Antony tries to leave but comes back to pretend to be an ally of the conspirators but truthfully he is planning to strike back with help. During scene two, Brutus goes to speak to the city of Rome to explain why Caesar had to be taken away from his life for the good of Rome. Later Antony goes back to speak and turns everyone against the conspirators by explaining Caesar’s good works, and mentioning Caesar’s will and wealth that he had left for the people. In scene three, Cinna, a famous Roman poet is killed by the angry people of Rome. They first believed he was Cinna the conspirator but even after they realized he wasn’t, they still murdered him. After, the people continue looking for the people who killed Caesar. Act four, scene one, begins with Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus who now rule Rome as a triumvirate.
At the Triumvirate, they discuss a list of their enemies who must be killed and how they will change Caesar’s will. Antony also explains how he feels about Lepidus as a leader once Lepidus leaves. In scene two, Brutus and Cassius go inside the tent to talk about their disagreements. Scene three begins with Brutus and Cassius arguing over Brutus accuse Cassius of corruption and greed. Later, after they make up, Cassius is informed of Portia’s death, all the killings in Rome, and of Antony and Octavius approaching with their armies. The act ends by Caesar’s ghost appearing to tell Brutus that he will see him at
Philippi. The last act, act five, scene one, starts with Antony and Octavius enter the battlefield with their forces while Brutus and Cassius are also entering with their forces. Here, they only exchange insults towards each other, and Brutus and Cassius exchanges their farewells in cases they die in the battle. In scene two, Messala is sent with orders for the forces across the field from Brutus.
In the following scene, Caesar is set to receive his crown. The night before, Calpurnia sees bad omens, and hopes that Caesar will stay home. On the other hand, the conspirators are planning the assassination of Caesar at the Capitol, and they need him there to receive his fate. Knowing Caesar well, Decius urges Caesar to go to the Capitol and receive his crown. Using various rhetorical devices, Calpurnia attempts to urge Caesar to stay home, while Decius tries to get Caesar to the Capitol.
Julius Caesar elected himself as the dictator of Rome. He became a favorite to many of the people of the lower classes. Unlike many leaders, Caesar valued the poor. Most people agreed with his decisions, but some of the higher classes’ did not. On March 15 44 BCE, now called the Ides of March, a few of Caesars’ closest peers decided to murder Caesar. Marcus Brutus killed Julius Caesar, on March 15.
In Act 1 Scene 2 we see that Cassius is trying to persuade and manipulate Brutus into thinking that Julius Caesar is becoming too powerful and that he needs to be stopped before it is too late. He does this using many different techniques. Cassius is able to make Brutus ... ... middle of paper ... ...
Cassius believes that he should not be ruler of Rome for a few very specific reasons, so to combat this he convinces Marcus Brutus to join his conspiracy by forging fake letters. Brutus is very honorable and is loved by many people in Rome, so he would bring the people to their side. On the 15th of March Caesar went to the capital despite the multiple warnings he was given. Calpurnia ,Caesar’s wife, dreamt of his statue running with blood and begged him to stay home. Although Caesar ignored it when Decius convinced him that it represented the good and richness that he would bring to Rome.
Brutus’ leadership and compassion for others make him a popular figure amongst the Roman people, and it is his reputation that establishes him as an influential individual. For example, despite the fact that Brutus loves Caesar like a brother, he warily joins the conspiracy to assassinate him. He does this because he believes that Caesar’s ambition would become tyranny and that Caesar’s death is a necessary evil in order to preserve the liberties of the Roman people. In his own words Brutus claims, “It must be by his death; and for my part, I know no personal cause to spurn at him, but for the general.”(Act 2, Scene 1, Page 1116). In addition, Brutus takes the reins of authority from Cassius and becomes the leader of the conspiracy. He gains this prerogative because of his convincing tongue and powerful influence. His leadership is evidenced when he begins to challenge Cassius’ ideas. When Cassius asks the conspirators to “swear our resolution”(Act 2...
Brutus has a naive view of the world. He is unable to see through the roles being played by Cassius, Casca, and Antony. He does not even recognize the fake letters were sent from Cassius. Then Brutus says,“You shall not blame us Antony, in your funeral speech, but speak all the good you can of Caesar.
Each of the two characters gained some kind of wisdom before they came to an unhappy end. Caesar found out that one of his best friends, Brutus, had betrayed him just seconds before he died from the daggers of the conspirators. Brutus also learns something before he dies. When he knows that Cassius had committed suicide, he too commits suicide. He knew that be doing that, Caesar’s ghost was truly avenged.
The Shakespearean play Julius Caesar, tells the behind the scenes story of the conspirators plan to kill the influential ruler, Caesar. In the play Caesar makes a speech referring to himself and describes his method of ruling Rome while comparing himself to the North Star. Prior to the speech the conspirators have come to the Senate to convince Caesar to forgive and restore Cimber after his banishment. But Caesar responds with this speech about him being persistent about his decisions. The speech that Caesar makes about himself can be considered an Epideictic or a Forensic speech, for the reason that he commends himself while creating an opinion of his past actions. This excerpt from the play leads up to the devious conspirators plan unfolding and the upsetting death of Caesar. Rhetoric is used throughout the speech in order to manipulate and convey how invincible Caesar is as well as express the overall theme of the play, be means of delivery, disposition, and style.
The conspirators had already decided how and when they would kill Caesar, and Brutus, Cassius, along with Decius, knew they had to lure Caesar close. They had an advantage at this because they knew that all they would have to do was prove to Caesar that they had a good, solid friendship, and this would help their situation and leave Caesar completely sightless to the fact that his situation had grown dire. So they decided to use their friendship with Caesar in a horribly deceptive manner, effectively, in order to kill him. Decius managed to start this off well by using flattery and quick wit in order to trick Caesar into going to the senate house, despite the fact that Caesars wife, Calpurnia had dreams of Caesars murder the night before.
In the play Julius Caesar, written and preformed by William Shakespeare, there are many characters, but two, Brutus and Cassius, stood out. The play begins in Rome where a celebration of Julius Caesar's victory over the former ruler of Rome, Pompeii. The victory leads to Caesar's betrayal by his jealous companions. Senators and other high status figures are jealous of Caesar's new and growing power, while others, like Brutus, fear the tyrannical rule Caesar could enforce. The conspirators, Brutus and Cassius being the most important, assassinate Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius, better known as Antony, and Octavius Caesar, Caesar's heir to the thrown, revenge Caesar's death. Antony convinces the Roman populous to destroy the conspirators and eventually begins a war with Cassius and Brutus' armies. Both Cassius and Brutus commit suicide to save their honor and Antony and Octavius win the war. The characterizations of Brutus and Cassius show a distinct contrast in their character traits and motives for the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Marc Antony walks up with Octavius, Messala, Lucillius, and the rest of their army. Upon finding Brutus' corpse, Lucillius states that he is joyful Brutus was not captured alive. Octavius decides to take Brutus's remaining men into his own army. Antony speaks over Brutus's body, saying that Brutus was the noblest Roman of all; while the other conspirators such as Cassius killed Caesar out of envy and jealousy, Brutus killed him only because it is what he believed was for the common good. He goes onto state that Brutus was a rare example of a man, and Octavius then says that Brutus shall be buried in the most honorable way and orders for the body to be moved into his
Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Act 3 Scene 2 is most definitely a pivotal episode in the play. In this essay, I will be explaining why that is the case. In the previous Scene, Act 3 Scene 1, Caesar refuses to read the Soothsayer's warning. He mocks the soothsayer by saying, "the ides of March is coming.
The first event is the celebration of the feast of the Lupercal. It was the citizens’ positive reaction to Caesar during his triumphant return after his victory over the sons of Pompey that fueled the fear of caesar’s becoming king. The citizens’ opposition to Pompey’s allies caused great disturbances in the streets because a short while before, Pompey was their hero. Now Caesar, victorious, is the hero of the hour. Their response also influenced the idea that Caesar was becoming too ambitious. Thus, the citizens of Rome had a role in the fate of Julius Caesar.
The conspirators had planned the death of Julius. Brutus and Cassius, along with Decius, knew they had draw in to Caesar close. Proving Caesar that they had a firm friendship, that would solidify their situation and leave Julius completely sightless to his doomed fate. Caesar's wife Calphurnia would have a dream. She would see Caesar's statue run with blood and men with swords surrounding him.
Calpurnia’s dream predicted Caesar’s death well, after being stabbed by all of his friends and bleeding to death, the men that killed him bathed in his blood happily thinking Rome will be safe. The omen of Caesar’s ghost visiting Brutus represented Brutus’s death. Caesar said “I will see you in Philippi,” meaning he will see Brutus at the place of the battle and watch him die, which he did. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar had the ongoing theme of Fate versus Free Will, but it seemed that fate was mostly shown.