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Julius Caesar – Act II

Snapshot . Julius Caesar – Act II . Describe the setting. Scene 1: Brutus’ garden on the night before the Ides of March. Brutus is alone, contemplating his decision. Scene 2: Caesar’s house a few hours later. Caesar is preparing to go to the capitol.

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Julius Caesar – Act II

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  1. Snapshot Julius Caesar – Act II

  2. Describe the setting. • Scene 1: Brutus’ garden on the night before the Ides of March. Brutus is alone, contemplating his decision. • Scene 2: Caesar’s house a few hours later. Caesar is preparing to go to the capitol. • Scene 3: A street near the capitol that same morning. Artemidorus is alone. • Scene 4: The street in front of Brutus’ house later that same morning. Portia is directing Lucius to check on Brutus at the capitol.

  3. Details of any new characters • Lucius: Brutus’ servant. • Trebonius: Conspirator • Portia: Brutus’ wife • MetellusCimber: Conspirator • Caius Ligarius: Joins the conspiracy in Scene 1 • Decius Brutus: Conspirator

  4. Character transformation • Caesar: He was confident and not superstitious, but now he is worried about the omens and trying to make peace with the other senators. • Brutus: He convinces himself to join the conspiracy. • Cassius: Grows braver and more devious. • Portia: She was confident that she could keep his secret, but once she knew it she struggled with it.

  5. Main Conflicts • Brutus vs. Self – to join the conspiracy • Portia vs. Self – to keep Brutus’ secret • Caesar vs. Calpurnia – to stay home because of the bad omens • Conspiracy vs. Caesar – to take him out of power.

  6. Relationships • Brutus and Portia • Loyal and loving marriage • Trusting and respectful of each other • Caesar and Calpurnia • Loyal and loving marriage • Calpurnia worries about Caesar • He seems to love her, but not take her concerns seriously

  7. Literary Devices • Soliloquy: Brutus alone in his garden at the beginning of Scene 1. He is struggling with whether or not to join the conspiracy. • Aside: Trebonius and Brutus use these in Scene 2. They build dramatic irony by letting the audience know more about the conspiracy against Caesar in his presence. • Foreshadowing: Calpurnia’s dream • Alliteration: “…fierce, fiery warriors fight…”

  8. Literary Devices Cont. • Imagery: “…and yon gray lines that fret the clouds are messengers of day.” • Metaphor: Brutus compares Caesar to a serpent’s egg, and that it’s better to kill him before he hatches. • Personification: the conspiracy is said to have a human face • Suspense: The asides, Calpurnia’s dream, Artemidorus’ warning all create suspense • Anachronism: the clock striking the hour

  9. How dialogue and actions create suspense • Brutus’ soliloquy creates suspense because he arrives at a decision • The conspirators arrival with their faces covered creates suspense • Calpurnia’s dream foreshadows Caesar’s death • The asides increase dramatic irony and create suspense • Artemidorus’ letter creates suspense by creating a situation by which Caesar could be saved • Portia’s fear creates suspense by reflecting the nervousness of the audience

  10. Themes of Loyalty and Betrayal • Conspirators are loyal to each other • Conspirators, former friends of Caesar, betray him • Brutus struggles with loyalty and betrayal, even after he has made the decision • Portia and Calpurnia demonstrate loyalty to their husbands • Antony is constant in his loyalty

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