1. What example of dramatic irony appears in the opening lines of the scene?

Caesar wouldn’t read Artemidorus' letter that the audience knows would save Caesar from
what is to come.
2. What traits does Caesar show in dealing with those who approach him in the scene?
He shows that he believes he knows best, and won’t listen to anyone else. This also may
show that he is actually nervous that something may happen to him, but won’t show it so that he will
not be called a coward. In his short bit, he is practically just praising himself, comparing him to the
Northern Star.
3. Look at Caesar’s dying words. What do they reveal about him?
They reveal that he truly thought that Brutus was his friend, and that Brutus stabbing him
was what really finished him off, because he had trusted Brutus to be with him.
4. What is the immediate general reaction to Caesar’s death?
Trebonious says that the people of Rome were mortified, running around and crying out
because they were horrified and shocked.
5. What previous event from Act 2 foreshadowed the conspirators dipping their hands in Caesar’s
blood?
Calpurnia’s dream that she had, and Caesar wouldn’t listen to.
6. What words would you use to describe the mood among the conspirators?
Everyone seems a little bit on edge, especially Cassius. Throughout the scene, he appears to
be very nervous, especially before they stab him. Afterwards, all the conspirators seem content with
their actions, but when Antony arrives, the mood of Brutus and Cassius changes slightly. They seem
worried now because they don’t want Antony to speak ill of what they had just done, and have the
public turn against them.
7. What are some examples of fast paced verse-- short, sharp speeches coming from a number of
characters.
The scene with Cassius, Brutus and Antony has fast paced verse, with Antony and Brutus
having bigger chunks of dialogue back to back.
8. How do you feel about the conspirators and their cause after the assassination?
I feel like the execution proved to be what they didn’t want in the first place. It was very
bloody, and the Conspirators dirtied themselves with that blood, which could come across badly.
With that being said Caesar was already getting very cocky towards the beginning of the scene, so I
was starting to understand why the Conspirators might’ve wanted to kill him.
9. Associate Director Gbolahan Obisesan says of the murder, ‘As an idea it sounded brilliant. The
way it’s carried out, it’s savage.’ Do you agree?
I do believe that it was savage, because instead of stabbing Caesar only a few times until he
was dead, Caesar was stabbed 32 or 33 times, which seems unnecessary. It was also stated that
there was a lot of blood and his body looked very gory, which takes away from the nobleness of the
act.
10. What arrangement does Antony make with the conspirators through his servant?
He makes the Conspirators request to see him, by sending his servant to tell them he went
home.
11. What does Antony do when he arrives?
He gives the Conspirators the option to kill him right then with the sword that they killed
Caesar with, to see what their intentions were.
12. Which of Antony’s words and actions are genuine and which are calculated to protect his future?
The parts about wanting to be killed by the sword right then if that was the intention seems a
bi calculated to protect his future, mainly because it feels he is trying to come across as innocent.
Also the shaking of the hands of each Conspirator with blood on it is most definitely to protect his
future and is fake.
13. Brutus disregards the advice of Cassius and allows Antony to speak. Why? Do you think this is
a good decision?
Brutus wants Antony to speak, and not mention that what the Conspirators did was wrong, in
hopes the public would be calmed. I do not think this is a good idea because who is to say that
Antony will actually follow through with what he promised.
14. How do you feel about Antony’s motives and emotions in his soliloquy?
In Antony’s soliloquy, readers can see Antony’s true emotions, and how he feels towards
what happened to Caesar. He says that he will seek revenge on the Conspirators.
15. What does Antony predict will happen next?
He predicts that a large, gory war will break out in Rome.
16. Do you find Antony a sympathetic figure in this scene?
I do feel bad for Antony, being Caesar’s main man. With that being said, he should be taking
different means to deal with the situation, rather than seeking revenge in form of violence.