Themes

Power the clipped feathers of Caesar's wing in Act I, Scene 1, the serpent's egg in Act II, Scene 1, and the ass that carries gold in Act IV, Scene 1. Politics the crowd dispersed by the tribunes in Act I, Scene 1, the two speeches in the Forum in Act III, Scene 2, and the list of the condemned in Act IV, Scene 1. Loyalty and Betrayal Cassius working on Brutus in Act I, Scene 2, the blow in the Capitol in Act III, Scene 1, and the quarrel in the tent in Act IV, Scene 3. Honor and Reputation the refused oath in Act II, Scene 1, Antony's honorable Brutus in Act III, Scene 2, and the praise of the dead man in Act V, Scene 5. Fate and Free Will the stars and the underlings in Act I, Scene 2, the augurs in Act II, Scene 2, and Caesar's spirit in Act V, Scene 3. Language and Narration the crown told by Casca in Act I, Scene 2, the two speeches in Act III, Scene 2, and the poet attacked by name in Act III, Scene 3.