Transcript Act 2 Highlights

ACT 3 HIGHLIGHTS
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ACT 3 SCENE 1
Artemidorus tries to warn Caesar with a letter
but Caesar says he will only read something that
has to do with himself last and therefore does not
read it when he is also handed a petition from
Decius
 The conspirators briefly fear their plot is
disovered
 Metellus pleads for his brother’s return from
exile to Caesar but Caesar will not budge on his
decision saying he is as constant as the northern
star
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SCENE 1 CONTINUED
The conspirators kill Caesar – Casca stabs him
first and Brutus stabs him last
 The conspirators cry “freedom” and bathe their
hands in Caesar’s blood to show the Romans
their accomplishment
 Antony’s servants asks if it is safe for Antony to
come and Brutus says yes
 Brutus is certain Antony will be on their side but
Cassius is not so sure
 After begging that they kill him alongside
Caesar, Antony says he will call them friends
only if they prove to him that Caesar was
dangerous
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SCENE 1 CONTINUED
Antony asks to take Caesar’s body to the funeral
and to speak at the funeral
 Cassius advises Brutus that it is not a good idea
but Brutus decides to let Antony do so provided
that Antony
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A. does not blame the conspirators for Caesar’s death
 B. Says that he speaks at the funeral with the
conspirator’s permission
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Antony’s Solilquy: “Dog’s of War”
Antony reveals his true feelings about Caesar’s death
 Antony vows revenge for Caesar’s death and predicts
and bloody civil war will occur
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ACT 3 SCENE 1 CONTINUED
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Antony tells Octavius’s servant to give word to
Octavius not to enter the city until he says it is
safe but then decides to have the servant stay
with him until after his funeral speech to report
back to Octavius about the situation in Rome
ACT 3 SCENE 2: CAESAR’S FUNERAL
Brutus speaks to the crowd during a monologue
and tell them Caesar was ambitious, the once
violent crowd settles down and agrees that
Caesar would have been a tyrant
 Antony speaks to the crowd using Caesar’s body
as a prop. He is very emotional and calls Brutus
and the conspirators “honorable men” but clearly
does not mean it. He has anger in his voice and
argues that Caesar was not ambitious but a great
man
 Antony tells them that Caesar left the plebeians
money and land in his will
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ACT 3 SCENE 2 CONTINUED
Antony wins over the crowd and insights them to
rage and mutiny
 They leave the platform with destructive
intentions towards the conspirators
 After his speech, Antony speaks to Octavius’
servant who reports that Brutus and Cassius
have fled Rome
 Octavius is waiting in Rome to speak with
Antony
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ACT 3 SCENE 3
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On the streets of Rome after Caesar’s funeral,
Cinna the Poet is mistaken for Cinna the
conspirator. The plebeians ask him personal
questions but all they care about is that his name
is Cinna so they beat him to death.
TERMS TO KNOW
Turning point
 Dialogue
 Soliloquy
 Climax
 Dramatic irony
 Aside
 Monologue
 Dramatic structure
 Verbal Irony
 Foil
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