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Julius Caesar · Act II

The Conspiracy and the Morning of the Ides

Language and NarrationPowerPoliticsFate and Free WillHonor and ReputationLoyalty and Betrayal

Scenes in this act

  1. Scene I Brutus's Orchard

    In the early hours of the Ides, Brutus, who has not slept since Cassius worked on him, orders his servant Lucius to light a candle and, alone, concludes that Caesar must die.

  2. Scene II Calpurnia and Caesar's Decision

    On the morning of the Ides, Julius Caesar wakes uneasy: Calpurnia cried out three times in her sleep that they were killing him, and he orders the priests to sacrifice an animal to learn the omen.

  3. Scene III Artemidorus's Letter

    On a street near the Capitol, Artemidorus reads a letter he has written, naming the conspirators and warning Caesar that they all share a single purpose against him.

  4. Scene IV Portia Waits for News

    Anxious, Portia sends Lucius to the Senate to see how Brutus is, but nearly lets slip the reason for her anguish.

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