Let’s carve him as a dish fit for the gods,īrutus has decided that for the good of Rome, Caesar must die.
Another conspirator, Cinna, agrees to deliver anonymous letters to Brutus, in order to sway him to the cause. Cassius arrives and convinces Casca to join a conspiracy against Caesar. Casca is frightened by a strange storm that has raged across Rome and takes it as a portent of terrible things to come. Later, Casca and Cicero meet in the street. Casca tells Brutus and Cassius that during the ceremony, Mark Antony had offered Caesar the crown three times, and that Caesar had refused to take it. At that moment, Caesar and his entourage exit the arena. Brutus agrees that the current “hard conditions” (Act 1, Scene 2) are unacceptable. Cassius cajoles Brutus, telling him there is no reason Caesar should have more power than Brutus. Caesar dismisses the Soothsayer and enters the stadium.īrutus and Cassius stay behind, and Cassius starts telling stories about Caesar’s physical weakness, lamenting that Rome is at risk of becoming an absolute monarchy under Caesar’s rule. A Soothsayer appears and warns Caesar to “beware the Ides of March” (Act 1, Scene 2) which is March 15th. The tribunes disband the revellers, and Flavius voices his fear that the rise of Caesar will have an impact on their freedom.Ĭaesar arrives at the arena with his wife, Calphurnia, his right-hand man, Mark Antony, Senators Brutus, Cassius and Casca, and other supporters.
Two tribunes, Flavius and Marullus, chastise the people for forgetting their previous support of Pompey. Roman citizens greet the news with jubilation, ecstatically pouring into the streets and flooding towards the stadium where the victory celebrations will be held. Caesar has returned to Rome in triumph, having defeated the sons of Pompey in the final battle of the Roman civil war.
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