| Who controls the army of the triumvirate? | Antony |
| Is Antony’s retelling of the assassination accurate? | Yes and no. It’s definitely exaggerated |
| Why does Cassius bring up the omens? | Because he is worried about the outcome |
| What are Brutus’s feelings about suicide? | He thinks only cowards kill themselves to prevent future suffering |
| One sentence that demonstrates Brutus’s feelings about what will happen that day | Today must end that work the Ides of March begun |
| Summary of Scene Two | Brutus sends Messala to tell Cassius he sees a weakness in Octavius army and is going to pursue it |
| Summary of Scene Three | Cassius believes they’ve lost, so he has Pindarus kill him |
| What does Brutus whisper to Clitus and Dardanius | He asks the guys to kill him |
| “Now is that noble vessel full of grief that it run over even at his eyes” | Brutus is so sad that it’s coming out his eyes |
| Why does Brutus believe he will have more glory losing than Octavius and Antony will have winning? | The people in his life are loyal to him |
| How does Brutus end his life? | falls on his sword |
| What do Brutus’s last words mean? | Caesar can now rest, and Brutus wants to kill himself more than he wanted to kill Caesar |
| Why is Brutus the noblest Roman of them all? | because he acted on what he thought was good for Rome. |
Julius Caesar Act 5 Study Guide
April 14, 2020