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Act 5 Highlights. Also review your class notes!!. Act 5 Scene 1. Octavius & Antony sling insults with Cassius & Brutus before the battle begins at Philipi It’s is Cassius’ birthday and he has a bad feeling about the upcoming battle because of the birds he saw in the sky . Act 5 Scene 2.
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Act 5 Highlights Also review your class notes!!
Act 5 Scene 1 • Octavius & Antony sling insults with Cassius & Brutus before the battle begins at Philipi • It’s is Cassius’ birthday and he has a bad feeling about the upcoming battle because of the birds he saw in the sky
Act 5 Scene 2 Brutus gets the advantage in battle against Octavius
Act 5 Scene 3 • Brutus wins against Octavious • Cassius is surrounded by Antony’s army • Cassius sends Titinius to report back to him about the state of the camp • Pindarus (Cassius’ bondman) reports that Titinius is captured by the enemy • Cassius asks Pindarus to hold his sword for him to commit suicide out of loyalty to his best friend Titinius. As a reward, Pindarus is set free after assisting Cassius. • Cassius dies and Pindarus runs away • Titinius finds Cassius and kills himself out of loyalty to Cassius
Act 5 Scene 4 • Soliders battle against Antony • Young Cato dies • Lucilius pretends to be Brutus to save Brutus’ life • Antony knows it’s Lucilius but decides to keep him as prisoner
Act 5 scene 5 • Brutus loses the battle against Antony • He asks a number of his soldiers to assist in his suicide but they refuse • Satro finally agrees and helps Brutus run on his sword • Antony finds Brutus’ body and laments that he was the noblest Roman of them all because he killed Caesar for a noble purpose and not for envy like the other conspirators • Both Antony and Octavius decide to give Brutus a noble burial
Act 3 scene 2 continued • Antony wins over the crowd and insights them to rage and mutiny • They leave the platform with destructive intentions towards the conspirators • After his speech, Antony speaks to Octavius’ servant who reports that Brutus and Cassius have fled Rome • Octavius is waiting in Rome to speak with Antony
Terms to know • Turning point • Dialogue • Soliloquy • Climax • Dramatic irony • Aside • Monologue • Dramatic structure • Verbal Irony • Foil • Tragedy • Tragic hero • Tragic flaw • Iambic pentameter • Blank verse