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Brutus’ wife, Portia, is worried and begs Brutus to tell her what's happening but he refuses. 4. Caesar’s wife, Calphurnia, warns Caesar to stay indoors as she has dreamt about his death but Caesar is persuaded to go to the Senate by one of the conspirators. 5. Caesar is stabbed to death by the conspirators on the steps of the senate.
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Caesar refuses to read Artemidorus’ warning. Cassius has a...
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Caesar’s wife, Calphurnia, warns Caesar to stay at home and...
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Titinius sees Cassius’s corpse and, mourning the death of his friend, kills himself. Brutus learns of the deaths of Cassius and Titinius with a heavy heart and prepares to take on the Romans again. When his army loses, doom appears imminent. Brutus asks one of his men to hold his sword while he impales himself on it.
Cassius, a successful general himself, is jealous of Caesar. Brutus has a more balanced view of the political position. The conspirator Casca enters and tells Brutus of a ceremony held by the plebeians. They offered Caesar a crown three times, and he refused it every time. But the conspirators are still wary of his aspirations.
Caesar refuses to read Artemidorus’ warning. Cassius has a moment of panic and fears the plot has been discovered but Brutus reassures him. The conspirators surround Caesar, pretending to kneel in appeal, and Caesar is stabbed to death by all the conspirators. Brutus is the last to strike, a betrayal of friendship which shocks Caesar.
Mood. Setting. Style. Tone. View all. The play opens with Julius Caesar ’s triumphal entry into Rome after defeating his rival, Pompey. It’s also the feast of Lupercal, an annual Roman holiday. During the festivities, a soothsayer warns Caesar to “Beware the ides of March”—an omen Caesar quickly dismisses. Meanwhile, Cassius tries to ...
Julius Caesar Summary. J ulius Caesa r by William Shakespeare is a play about the assassination of Caesar, ... Plot Summary. The action of the play begins in February 44 BCE, when Julius Caesar, a ...
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Julius Caesar has just reentered Rome in triumph after a victory in Spain over the sons of his old enemy, Pompey the Great. A spontaneous celebration has interrupted and been broken up by Flavius and Marullus, two political enemies of Caesar. It soon becomes apparent from their words that powerful and secret forces are working against Caesar.
