Casca Witness to Caesar's attempts to manipulate the people of Rome into offering him the crown, he reports the failure to Brutus and Cassius. He joins the conspiracy the night before the assassination and is the first conspirator to stab Caesar. Calphurnia The wife of Julius Caesar; she urges him to stay at home on the day of the assassination because of the unnatural events of the previous night as well her prophetic dream in which Caesar's body is a fountain of blood.
Marcus Antonius Mark Antony He appears first as a confidant and a devoted follower of Caesar, and he offers Caesar a crown during the feast of Lupercal. He has a reputation for sensuous living, but he is also militarily accomplished, politically shrewd, and skilled at oration.
He is able to dupe Brutus into allowing him to speak at Caesar's funeral and by his funeral oration to excite the crowd to rebellion. He is one of the triumvirs, and he and Octavius defeat Brutus and Cassius at Philippi. A soothsayer He warns Caesar during the celebration of the feast of Lupercal to "beware the ides of March. Marcus Brutus A praetor; that is, a judicial magistrate of Rome. He is widely admired for his noble nature. He joins the conspiracy because he fears that Caesar will become a tyrant, but his idealism causes him to make several poor judgements and impedes his ability to understand those who are less scrupulous than he.
Brutus defeats Octavius' forces in the first battle at Philippi, but loses the second battle and commits suicide rather than be taken prisoner. Cassius The brother-in-law of Brutus and an acute judge of human nature, Cassius organizes the conspiracy against Caesar and recruits Brutus by passionate argument and by deviously placed, forged letters. He argues that Antony should be assassinated along with Caesar, that Antony should not speak at Caesar's funeral, and that he Cassius and Brutus should not fight at Philippi, but he eventually defers to Brutus in each instance.
He is defeated by Antony at the first battle of Philippi, and he commits suicide when he mistakenly believes that Brutus has been defeated. Cicero A senator and a famous orator of Rome. He is calm and philosophical when he meets the excited Casca during the night of portentous tumult proceeding the day of the assassination.
The triumvirs have him put to death. Cinna The conspirator who urges Cassius to bring "noble" Brutus into the conspiracy; he assists by placing some of Cassius' forged letters where Brutus will discover them. Lucius Brutus' young servant; Brutus treats him with understanding, gentleness, and tolerance. Decius Brutus The conspirator who persuades Caesar to attend the Senate on the day of the ides of March by fabricating a flattering interpretation of Calphurnia's portentous dream and by telling Caesar that the Senate intends to crown him king.
Metellus Cimber The conspirator who attracts Caesar's attention by requesting that his brother's banishment be repealed, allowing the assassins to surround Caesar and thereby giving Casca the opportunity to stab him from behind. Main Site Menu. Who's who Test yourself.
Julius Caesar. The Conspirators. Octavius Caesar. Cinna the Poet. Strike a Pose The activity can be found on page 2 and takes approximately 20 minutes. We use cookies on this website. By using this site you agree that we may store and access cookies on your device. Find out more about how we use cookies and your options to change your acceptance of cookies. Unfortunately, payments are no longer supported by Mastercard in your web browser Mozilla 0. Caesar is in a position of power and about to become more powerful as a king.
He acknowledged this omen as a sign confirming his mistake and at that point he decided that it was his time to die Act V Scene V. Brutus ultimately regrets killing Caesar, and in the final scene of Julius Caesar, Brutus takes his own life while telling the deceased Caesar that he may now rest in peace.
Meaning of Et Tu, Brute It is widely believed that, when Caesar saw him among the assassins, he resigned himself to his fate.
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