Julius Caesar Act 2 Scene 1

Julius Caesar Act 2 Scene 1

1. plot

   • Brutus feels conflicted and knows that he has no personal reason to hurt Caesar, he would only do it for the wellfare
     • Lucius finds the letters Cassius and Cinna left. He promises to do what needs to be done
       • Cassius and guys in cloaks knock on Brutus' door when he is in the garden
         • The conspirators argue about which say the sun faces and when it will rise because it is the Ideas of March and Caesar is supposed to become king
           • Brutus refuses an oath because he says they will suffer and their souls being reunited is enough
             • They consider killing Mark Antony because he is friends with Caesar and he is evil and might have take power with plots of his own
               • Brutus thinks killing Mark Antony would be too bloody "to cut off the head nd then hack the limbs" -without Caesar, Mark Antony is harmless
                 • They want to do clean-stabs to get the job done and nothing more
     • Caesar uses people to get to a certain spot, but when he gets there he doesn't help them or thank them

2. characters

   • Brutus
   • Lucius
     • Brutus' servant
   • Cassius
     • conspirator
   • Casca
     • conspirator
   • Cinna
     • conspirator
   • Metellus
     • conspirator
   • Trebonious
     • conspirator

3. questions