April 22, 2013

1. April 22, 2013 • Journal: Have you been in a situation where a friend “stabbed” you in the back? If so, explain. If not, vent about your life. Journal check this week! • Open your books to Act II, Scene II, page 928 • Welcome to the last 6 weeks of your sophomore year!  • Hall passes start over today!

2. Act II Scene II • Caesar’s wife (Calpurnia) is having nightmares and it’s keeping Caesar awake. She’s yelled three times in her sleep about his murder. He sent a servant to go offer a sacrifice and come tell him the results(he’s getting freaked out naturally) • Calpurnia wakes up and tells him to not leave the house since there are so many bad signs • Caesar ignores her, refusing to be fearful

3. Calpurnia, who has never paid notice to bad signs before, tells him what happened in the night… • Dead men walking • Ghosts wandering the city • Lioness giving birth in the street • Lightening • All lead to danger and she tells Caesar he can’t afford to ignore them

4. Caesar says that nothing can change the plans of the gods. He thinks they are general signs and aren’t specifically for him. • Calpurnia says that the heavens proclaim the death of only great men, so they must have to do with him. • Caesar replies that cowards imagine their death frequently, thus dying in their minds several times over • He cannot understand why some guys fear death, it’s going to come naturally.

5. Servant comes in and says the augurs tell Caesar to stay home. • They found a dead animal body and they couldn’t find it’s heart (a bad sign) • Caesar won’t stay home out of fear. • Danger can’t affect him • Calpurnia begs him to send Antony instead • Finally, Caesar relents to her pleas

6. Decius enters saying he’s here to bring Caesar to the Senate • Caesar tells him to tell the senators that he won’t be there today • Calpurnia tells him to say he’s sick, but Caesar won’t lie. • Caesar states that it is simply his will to stay home • Then he says that Calpurnia has had a dream in which she saw his statue run with blood like a fountain, while many smiling Romans bath their hands in the blood; she’s taken this as danger for Caesar

7. Decius disputes the interpretation saying that the dream signifies that Romans will all gain lifeblood from the strength of Caesar. • He confides that he is to get the crown that day and if he stays home, he might not get it • Also, Caesar would lose public regard if he was to be seen easily persuaded by a woman or fear. • Caesar replies that his fears now indeed seem small • He calls for his robe and prepares to depart • Cassius and Brutus enter with Ligarius, Metellus, Casca, Tebonius, and Cinna to escort him to the Senate. • Finally Antony enters. • Caesar prepares to depart.

8. Act II Scene III • Artemidorus comes onstage reading a letter he wrote to Caesar telling him to be careful of Brutus, Casca, and other conspirators • He stands alone on the route that Caesar will take to hand it to him. • He’s upset because he doesn’t want Caesar destroyed over envy • Caesar prepares to depart

9. Act II Scene IV • Portia sends Brutus’s servant to the senate to see how Caesar is doing • She wants to know if he’s gotten to the Senate yet • Soothsayer comes in and replies that Caesar hasn’t gone yet • He intends to wait for Caesar to pass so he can talk to him, hoping his entourage will let him talk to him.