Act 1: Scene 2

Act 1: Scene 2

1. Cassius catches Brutus when Caesar leaves, to talk to him about Caesar, and worrying that Caesar will become king.

   • Cassius uses rhetorical devices to induce doubt about Caesar
     • Appeal to reason (logic), Appeal to ethics,

2. The people at ceremony cherer, so they think that Caesar has become king.

   • Caesar is suspicious about Cassius. He thinks he is untrustworthy. He says that he would fear Cassius, but he is Caesar so he doesn't fear him.
   • Casca : Anthony offers Caesar the crown 3 times, and Caesar rejects it 3 times. At the last time, he faints and foams at the mouth.
     • Casca doesn't like Caesar. He says that "we are sick and falling" because they can't stop Caesar's rise to power.
     • Caesar comes back, takes off his jacket (indecent exposure), tells them to cut his throat, and passes out. Then he comes back and apologizes for passing out and doing anything wrong. Casca says that if Caesar had killed their moms, the crowd would've cheered.
     • Brutus thinks Casca is stupid. Cassius thinks Casca is smart.
       • Cassius wants Brutus to think about what he says.
         • In Cassius Monologue : If he was Brutus, he wouldn't trust Cassius. He says that Brutus shouldn't be influenced by Cassius.
           • He needs to use Brutus so that Caesar can be removed.
             • Cassius will throw a bunch of letters (pretending to be the citizens of Rome and in different handwriting) so that Brutus agrees with Cassius. The letters will be about Brutus being very important, and that he should help get rid of Caesar.