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Julius Caesar
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Act IV, scene i
• Antony and Octavius make a list of those that have to die
• Antony shows how unsentimental he is by agreeing that his own nephew has to die
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Act IV, scene ii
• Brutus talks of Cassius being “cold”• UNIVERSAL TRUTH– People tend to cool off after they get what they want from you.
• Cassius arrives at Brutus’ camp and tells him to get over it
• They go into Brutus’ tent to talk it over
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Act IV, scene iii
• While Brutus and Cassius argue, a poet comes in and tells Brutus his wife, Portia, has committed suicide by swallowing hot, burning coals
• Brutus doesn’t seem to care about his dead wife
• All leave except Brutus, who meets Caesar’s ghost• The ghost tells Brutus they will meet again in Phillippi
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Act V, scene i
• The two armies meet at Phillippi• Brutus & Cassius v. Octavius & Antony
• Cassius tells he is scared of “the portents”• Two former eagles have fled in place of ravens and crows
• Brutus says he’d rather kill himself than return to Rome a prisoner
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Act V, scene ii
• Brutus sees an opportunity to strike Octavius' forces and he sends Cassius orders to attack immediately
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Act V, scene iii
• Cassius thinks his tents are on fire and he has lost the war• In reality, those were his men celebrating winning a skirmish• As a result of his misconstruing the scene, Cassius kills himself• Irony Alert: Cassius mistakes the situation, just as Brutus had earlier and dies, in the end, of gullibility.
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Act V, Scene iv
• Lucilius pretends to be Brutus so that Brutus can escape Antony’s men• This means Antony’s forces are winning the war and Brutus is soon to be defeated
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Act V, Scene v
• Brutus sees the ghost of Caesar again
• He asks all his friends to help him commit suicide, but only Strato helps him
• Brutus dies
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Quotable Quotes
• ANTONY: “This was the noblest Roman of them all.”