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Identify flavius and marullus, what are they doing?
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They are tribunes who are loyal to pompey, they are sending people home-trying to downplay Caesar's triumph
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Two incidents cassius tells brutus? what is his purpose in telling the incidents?
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A. caesar's near drowning in the flooded river
b. caesar's fever
cassius tells these two stories to brutus to show caesar's weaknesses and the fact that caesar isnt perfect
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The 2 interpretations of the dream?
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Calpurnia- sees caesar's murder, talks about a lioness giving birth in the streets, warriors fighting in the clouds
decius brutus- lucky vision, statue spoutin blood means that caesar will provide great rome with sustaining blood and great men will try to get some token of approval from caesar's blood
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What were these people to do at the capitol?
trebonius, cimber, casca, and brutus
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Trebonius- get antony out of the way
cimber- request caesar to lift the banishment of his brother--show caesar has no heart
casca- begin the murder of caesar
brutus- deliver the final blow of caesar
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Give the arguments pro and con for marching to philippi. why does cassius think the army should be held at sardis? why does brutus think they should march?
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Cassius- cons- have the enemy march to them and have their troops rested and ready for battle; the enemy will then have fewer resources to maintain themselves
brutus- pros- the people between sardis and philippi are loyal to brutus and cassius only because they are being forced to be loyal. if the enemy marches the them in sardis, the people will join antony and octavius and will be fresher in order to fight brutus's and cassius's armies
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How does cassius die
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Pindarus, his slave, stabbed him, in exchange for this deed, cassius says he will free pindarus
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What do antony and octavius say about brutus?
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Antony- "this was the noblest roman of them all"
octavius- says brutus will be honored with all the burial rites afforded a noble Roman
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Three conditions in which antony can speak?
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Wont blame conspirators
says he speaks with permission of conspirators
has to let brutus speak first
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Justification cassius gives for not marching to philippi
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His troops will get tired
they have too many people
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1st three sentences
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Friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. i come to bury caesar, not to praise him. the evil that men do lives after them. the good is oft interred with their bones; so let it be with caesar!
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