After they have formed the Second Triumvirate, Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus meet in Rome to decide which Romans shall live and which shall die. Lepidus agrees to the death of his brother, and Antony agrees to the death of a nephew.
As soon as the two men are within the tent, Cassius accuses Brutus of having wronged him by condemning Lucius Pella for taking bribes from the Sardians, in spite of Cassius' letters in his defense.
The murder of Lady Macduff and her young son in Act 4, scene 2, marks the moment in which Macbeth descends into utter madness, killing neither for political gain nor to silence an enemy, but simply out of a furious desire to do harm.
Cassius is a selfish, greedy man who expects other people to be like himself. When he suggests Mark Antony should be killed along with Julius Caesar, he foresees, correctly, that Antony could be extremely dangerous. Brutus and Cassius both state their opinions of Antony in Act II, Scene 1.
In Act IV, Caesar's ghost appears to Brutus, who is between consciousness and sleep as he reads in his tent before the battle at Philippi. When he sees the ghost, Brutus asks, "Speak to me what thou art," and the ghost replies, "Thy evil spirit, Brutus" (IV,iii,280-281).
They wanted to eliminate anyone who could cause them trouble. 2. To what does Antony compare Lepidus? He compares him to his own horse and calls him an animal to be trained and used.
Act V, Scene 5 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar shows the death of the honorable character, Brutus. Brutus asks each of his loyal servants and soldiers to end his life; Strato finally agrees to end his life for him. Octavius and Antony ask Brutus's men to join their forces and vow to treat Brutus's body with respect.
what does Titinius end up doing? why? he kills himself because he is upset about Cassius killing himself because Cassius thought he was dead.
It is considered a tragedy because a main character is involved in a struggle that ends in disaster. Brutus is the tragic hero in this tragedy because he struggles between whether to kill Caesar or not and later whether he did the right thing or not. This leads up to his death.
What reason does Caesar's ghost give for coming to visit Brutus? Caesar's ghost came to visit to announce Brutus' impending death at the battle of Philippi.
Romeo instantly plans to kill himself and die next to Juliet. He orders Balthasar to bring him paper and ink (for a suicide letter to Romeo's father), and to hire some horses for the journey to Verona. Balthasar notes that Romeo looks 'pale and wild,' but Romeo insists he is fine, so Balthasar leaves .
They are tired from battle, and Brutus whispers a request first to Clitus and then to Dardanius; he wants one of the men to kill him. They both refuse him. He tells Volumnius that Caesar's ghost appeared to him again; he knows that it is time for him to die.
What does Antony say they will do to Caesar's will? Antony says he wil cut off the expenses to the people in Caesar's will. The reason Antony gives in letting Lepidus help chose who shall die is that they can't blame the murders on him.
What is Shakespeare's purpose behind the war of words between Mark Antony and Octavius and Brutus and Cassius at the start of act 5 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar? Shakespeare uses the war of words to show that these men of power destroyed the Republic; rhetoric has been replaced by petty insults.
Cassius draws his dagger and swears to the gods that if they can make a weak man like Caesar so powerful, then they can empower Cassius to defeat a tyrant.
Brutus is angry because he believes that Cassius refused to give him a loan. As soon as the two men are within the tent, Cassius accuses Brutus of having wronged him by condemning Lucius Pella for taking bribes from the Sardians, in spite of Cassius' letters in his defense.
What does Antony think about Lepidus? Antony thinks that Lepidus is only good to run errands. He will do whatever people want him to do. In Antony's opinion, he is like his horse who just follows him around.
