Scene 1
1. What are Brutus’ thoughts about Ceasar as he broods about the night? What does Brutus mean by the following lines: “It is the bright day that brings for the adder/and that craves way walking”?
2. How does the letter thrown in through the window affect Brutus?
3. Explain the message in the letter, “Speak, strike, redress.”
4. Explain what Brutus means when he addresses the conspiracy. (11. 80-84, Page 31.
5. What arguments regarding Marc Antony are presented by Cassius and Brutus?
6. Which of the two arguments (#5) seem more logical to you?
7. What is the group’s decision regarding Marc Anthony?
8. What does Brutus mean in lines 179-181 (page 34) regarding Ceasar?
9. What does Portia beg her husband to do?
10. What argument does Portia use to persuade her husband?
11. What has Portia done to prove her strength to Brutus?
Scene II
12. What request does Calphurnia make of Ceasar?
13. Retell in your own words Calphurnia’s dream.
14. What is Decius’ interpretation of the dream?
15. What does Ceasar mean when he says: “Cowards die many times before their death; the valiant never taste of death but once”?
Scene III
16. Why does Artremidorus want to see Ceasar?
17. How does he feel towards Ceasar?
18. What does he think of the conspirators?
Scene IV
19. What is Portia’s state of mind as she waits for Brutus?
20. Why does the soothsayer want to see Ceasar?
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