He tells Brutus that he could be cured if only Brutus had a noble undertaking in mind. Brutus finally agrees to tell her what is concerning him, but sends her away before he is able to explain, because there is another knock on the door. She then stabs herself in the thigh as proof of her courage. A strong woman of brave lineage, she again begs him to tell her what is wrong, asking him, "Think you I am no stronger than my sex, / Being so fathered and so husbanded?" (2.1.295-6). He lies, telling her he is sick, to which she responds that it appears to be a sickness of the mind, not of the body. She begs him to tell her why he is so upset. Cassius and his followers then depart, leaving Brutus alone.īrutus' wife Portia arrives and tells him he has left her bed and given her unkind looks. Decius tells the group that he knows how to flatter Caesar, and assures them he will convince Caesar to go to the Senate. However, they are worried that Caesar will not attend the Senate because he has become increasingly superstitious over the past few months. The group plans to commit Caesar's murder at the Senate at eight o'clock that morning (it is only three in the morning at this point). ![]() Cassius states Mark Antony should be killed along with Caesar, but again Brutus is against the plan, fearing they will be perceived as too bloody. The men then discuss whether they should invite Cicero, the great orator, to join their plot, but Brutus convinces them against it. Soon Brutus rejoins the group of men and shakes all their hands, agreeing to join them in their murderous quest. ![]() Brutus invites them in and Cassius takes him aside. Alone, Brutus states he has not slept since Cassius first incited him against Caesar.Ĭassius, Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus and Trebonius, all of them conspirators against Caesar, have arrived at Brutus' home. A knock sounds on the door and Lucius leaves to answer it. ![]() Brutus interprets the letter as if it were a request from all of Rome to slay Caesar and restore the republic.īrutus then asks Lucius what day it is, and he informs his master that it is the ides of March, or March 15th. The first line of the letter reads, "Brutus, thou sleep'st. Lucius, Brutus' servant, brings him a letter (planted by Cassius) he has found in Brutus' private room. His reasons for reaching this conclusion are that Caesar is abusing his power and that has ascended far too quickly. Brutus is in his garden and has decided that Caesar must be killed.
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