Julius Caesar: Act 2 – Summary Page

Julius Caesar Act 2: In Short

Brutus Joins the Plot

• Brutus cannot sleep, wrestling with his decision to join the conspiracy; he fears Caesar might become a tyrant once crowned, so he decides Caesar must die "in the shell"
• The conspirators visit Brutus at night and swear to kill Caesar; Brutus refuses to kill Antony, believing noble men should not act like butchers
• Portia, Brutus' wife, begs him to share his burden; she wounds herself to prove her strength and loyalty, showing the emotional cost of his secret
• Calpurnia dreams of Caesar's statue pouring blood, which disturbs her; she begs Caesar not to go to the Senate, but Decius Brutus reinterprets the dream as good luck and Caesar agrees to go
• Artemidorus writes a letter warning Caesar of the conspiracy and plans to hand it to him; the soothsayer also fears something bad will happen that day

Scene-wise Summary & Analysis

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Act 2 Scene 2

Act 2 Scene 3

Act 2 Scene 4

Questions & Answers on Act 2

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