Summary: Act II, scene i. Brutus paces back and forth in his garden. He asks his servant to bring him a light and mutters to himself that Caesar will have to die. He knows with certainty that Caesar will be crowned king; what he questions is whether or not Caesar will be corrupted by his power.

What is Act 4 Julius Caesar about?

Summary: Act IV, scene i Lepidus agrees to the death of his brother if Antony will agree to allow his nephew to be killed. Lepidus departs, and Antony asks Octavius if Lepidus is a worthy enough man to rule Rome with him and Octavius. Octavius replies that he trusts him, but Antony harbors doubts.

What happened in Act 5 Scene 1 of Julius Caesar?

Antony and Octavius set up a battle plan and are met by Brutus and Cassius—each with his army behind him—for a pre-battle parley, or negotiation. As Brutus tries to get them to reason (and maybe avoid the fight), Antony and Octavius bait him.

What happens in Act 2 Scene 4 of Julius Caesar?

Summary: Act II, scene iv Portia sends Brutus’s servant to the Senate to observe events and report back to her how Caesar is faring. A Soothsayer enters, and Portia asks him if Caesar has gone to the Capitol yet. He goes to the street to wait, hoping Caesar’s entourage will let him speak to the great man.

What is the point of Act 3 Scene 3?

Cinna the poet is on his way to attend Caesar’s funeral when he is accosted by a group of riotous citizens who demand to know who he is and where he is going. He tells them that his name is Cinna and his destination is Caesar’s funeral.

What happened in Julius Caesar Act 4 Scene 3?

As soon as the two men are within the tent, Cassius accuses Brutus of having wronged him by condemning Lucius Pella for taking bribes from the Sardians, in spite of Cassius’ letters in his defense.

What happens in Act 4 Scene 4 Caesar?

In this scene, Antony’s soldiers mistake Lucilius for Brutus, the former having taken on the latter’s identity in order to protect him, hoping to convince the soldiers that they have captured Brutus, and thus give up looking for him.

What happens in Act 5 Scene 3 of Julius Caesar?

Pindarus sees a group of men surrounding a dismounted Titinius, and Cassius asks him to stop looking and help him kill himself. Pindarus stabs Cassius and runs away. After they discover the body, Messala goes to look for Pindarus, and Titinius gives a laurel wreath to Cassius before stabbing himself.

Who dies in Act 5 of Julius Caesar?

Act V, Scene 5 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar shows the death of the honorable character, Brutus. Brutus asks each of his loyal servants and soldiers to end his life; Strato finally agrees to end his life for him.

What happens in Act 4 Scene 3 of Julius Caesar?

What causes the commoners to be ashamed of Caesar’s victory?

Pompey previously ruled Rome along with Caesar until their alliance fell apart, at which point they went to battle over the right to rule. Flavius’s speech then causes the commoners to be ashamed of celebrating Caesar’s victory. They depart in a more sober mood.

What are Flavius and Murellus saying in Act 1?

Summary: Act I, scene i. Two tribunes, Flavius and Murellus, enter a Roman street, along with various commoners. Flavius and Murellus derisively order the commoners to return home and get back to work: “What, know you not, / Being mechanical, you ought not walk / Upon a labouring day without the sign / Of your profession?” (I.i. 2 – 5 ).

What does Casca tell Cassius about Caesar?

Casca tells Cassius that the senators intend to crown Caesar the next day and Cassius speaks strongly against Caesar saying, ‘What trash is Rome, / What rubbish, and what offal when it serves / For the base matter to illuminate / So vile a thing as Caesar!’

What does Flavius and Murellus think of Caesar’s rise to power?

Murellus is unwilling to interpret the cobbler’s shift in allegiance from Pompey to Caesar as anything but a manifestation of dim-witted forgetfulness. Flavius and Murellus’s concern about Caesar’s meteoric rise to power reflects English sentiment during the Elizabethan age about the consolidation of power in other parts of Europe.