| According to Brutus, why is it necessary that Caesar be killed | For the sake of Rome |
| What action does Lucius perform that help the plot unfold? | He found the letter in Brutus’s study |
| What is Brutus’s internal conflict? | He doesn’t want to kill Caesar but he loves Rome more |
| Why does Brutus disagree about taking an oath? | Honorable men don’t take oath’s |
| Why does Metellus think it would be a good idea to ask Cicero to join the Conspiracy? | Cicero is older so he would have good judgment and people would listen to him because of that good judgment |
| Why does Brutus say they should not ask Cicero to join the conspiracy? | he doesn’t trust him with the secret |
| What does Brutus say about killing Marc Antony? | He says there is no need to kill him because he doesn’t want to become a butcher |
| What reason does Cassius give for why Caesar might not come out of his house today? | Caesar is very super-suspicious of his dreams |
| By what method does Decius say he will use to get Caesar out of his house? | He is going to manipulate him;Appeal to Caesar’s ego |
| Why is Portia, Brutus’s wife, worried about Brutus? | He is not eating, sleeping, or talking |
| how does she prove her strength to Brutus? | She is going to cut herself |
| Why does Calpurnia want Caesar to stay home? | Because she had a nightmare |
| Describe Calpurnia’s dream? | Linus on the streets, corpses came out of graves, fiery worries came from cloud and drizzled blood on captial |
| How does Decius interpret Calpurnia’s dream? | The spouting of blood on the structure, smiling Roman wishing; symbolizes Rome will revive Caesar |
| What arguments does Decius use to change Caesar’s mind about going to the Capital? | There is a positive interpretation of Calpurnia’s dream |
| What does Artemidorus plan to do? | Warn Caesar with a letter about telling him about the conspiracy |
| Why is Portia so nervous? | She is worried about Brutus |
| What does Portia want Lucius to do? | She wants him to go to the Capital and spy on Brutus and Caesar and come back with news for her |
| What does the soothsayer tell Portia? | He is going to try one more time to warn Caesar of what might happen to him |
Julius Caesar Act 2
April 16, 2020