| according to brutus, why should caesar have been killed? | once caesar gains power, he’ll abuse it and turn on the people. |
| what does lucius do to unfold the plot? | he finds the letters in brutus’ study. |
| what is brutus’ internal conflict? | whether to be against caesar or not. |
| why does brutus disagree about taking an oath? | he feels that strong arguments don’t need oaths |
| what does brutus say about killing antony? | dont kill him. if caesar is gone then antony will go as well. |
| why is portia, brutus’ wife, worried about him? | he’s not eating, sleeping. he’s angry all the time. |
| why does calpurnia want caesar want him to stay home? | she had a dream about the conspiracy unfolding. |
| how does decius interperate the dream? | says it was a fortunate vision. shows that they have pride for him. |
| how does decius change caesars mind about going to the capitol? | says that if he doesnt show, the people might change their minds. |
| what does artemidorus plan to do? | warn caesar about brutus’ plan. |
| why is portia nervous? | she found out the plan |
| what does portia tell lucius to do? | check the streets to see what happened |
| what does the soothsayer tell portia? | the streets were crowed. |
act 2 Julius Caesar study guide questions
April 9, 2020