julius caesar william shakespeare sparknotes

The angry people kill Cinna the poet, mistaking him for Cinna the conspirator.Īntony forms a triumvirate with Octavius Caesar and Lepidus, and they plan the deaths of the conspirators, and form an army. Brutus justifies their action to the citizens and receives their support but Antony’s speech rouses them against the conspirators, and Brutus and Cassius flee. Caesar’s friend Mark Antony meets the conspirators, who allow him to speak at Caesar’s funeral following Brutus’ own speech. When Caesar refuses to grant Metellus Cimber’s suit, the conspirators kill him.

He agrees, but Decius reinterprets the omens in a favourable light, and he leaves, disregarding a warning on the way from Artemidorus. He is reluctant to reveal his intentions to his wife, Portia, but yields to her persuasion.Ĭaesar’s wife Calphurnia, frightened by dreams and omens, tries to persuade him not to go to the Capitol.

Brutus meanwhile has been reflecting on the dangers of having Caesar crowned, so when the conspirators arrive at his house he agrees to the assassination plot. Cassius amd Brutus discuss their fears that Caesar’s ambition is to become king, despite learning from Casca that he had refused the people’s offer of the crown.Ĭasca, Cassius, and Cinna meet during a stormy night that has been full of unnatural events, and agree the need to win Brutus over to their cause, the elimination of Caesar. During the celebrations, a soothsayer warns Caesar to beware the Ides of March. Caesar has returned in triumph from the war against Pompey, though tribunes Marullus and Flavius express their discontent to the people at the outcome.

Julius caesar william shakespeare sparknotes