Julius Caesar Act 4

Antony joins forces with Octavius and Lepidus
Mark, Octavius, and Lepidus list who they must kill. Lepidus is going to get Caesars will so that they can change it.
1. Antony does not think Lepidus is worthy of a part in their empire. He is only their to ease the load of their work. After Lepidus out lived his purpose, he can just stick around, not have power though.
  1. They will fight Brutus and Cassius.
    1. Brutus is upset. He wants to talk to Cassius. Cassius is angry, treated lucilius with less friendliness. Lucius says that in order to save their friendship, they need to talk about their problem.
      1. Pindarus is Cassius' servant
      2. Cassius is really angry. Brutus tells him that they should argue privatley so that their armies don't hear them.
        "you've done me wrong"
        Cassius accuses Brutus of publicly disgracing Lucius Pella for taking bribes even though he wrote letters. Brutus says that he shouldn't have interfearred. He also says that Cassius shouldn't be talking bc he takes bribes.
        They killed Caesar out of justice, if we don't stand by justice now than we are just murderers. We cannot become those people.
        Brutus says that Cassius is crazy. He doesn't want to observe Cassius. He says that Cassius is not a noble man or a good soldier.
        "How can I endure this"-Cassius
        Brutus is mad at Cassius because he did not give him money and won't get money by bribery. Cassius denies it. Says that Lucilius was a fool
        Cassius says that Brutus is not being a good friend. He wants Octavius and Antony to kill him now if he can't be a friend to Brutus and a slave to the people. Wants Brutus to stab him.
        They make up.
        A poet wants to see both Brutus and Cassius. He wants them to be friends
        Brutus tells Cassius that Portia is dead. She was impatient of brutus and grief that Mark Antony and Octavious had become so powerful. She commits suside.
        Octavius and Antony's troops are in Philippi. Messala and Brutus get letters that say that Octavius and Antony use the law to kill the senators.
        Cicero is dead
        Brutus is also accepting death and is contemplating suside. Cassius doesn't want to march to Phillipi so that the enemy's soldiers are weak. Brutus doesn't want to wait them out because their men are only loyal to them because they force them to be. Marching will make them refreshed, encouraged, and added energy.
        The ghost of Caesar enters. Tells Brutus that he will see him at Philipi. He tells some people to tell Cassius to leave to Phillipi before him and his troops.
        Doesn't have much sorrow, Is emotionaly detatched because of Caesar
        Cassius is very emotional
      3. Lucilius says that they need to beat them down in order to clam Cassius' anger
  2. Says that he is a donkey

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