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The crowd of traitorous senators and a bunch of hangers-on surround Julius Caesar just outside the Capitol. Decius, a traitor, offers a request from Trebonius to Caesar while Artemidorius tries to get his attention. Read it, great Caesar. After a vague but ominous interaction between Caesar and the soothsayer, Artemidorius pleads with Caesar to read his letter first, because it's personal.

Caesar, the picture of humility, says that, because he puts the affairs of Rome before his own, he'll read Artemidorius' suit last. Artemidorius presses him, and Caesar wonders if he's crazy. Come to the Capitol. Before Caesar has time to reconsider, he is hustled to the Capitol by Cassius. Cassius says Caesar shouldn't just give audience to every Tom, Dick, and Roman in the street—he needs to hurry to the Capitol.

If this be known, Cassius or Caesar never shall turn back, For I will slay myself. Brutus, calm and collected, assures everyone that they're just scaring themselves. Popilius smiles with Caesar, who looks unconcerned, so he clearly hasn't just heard about the murder plot. Let him go 30 And presently prefer his suit to Caesar. Meanwhile, Trebonius is busy luring Antony away, and the plan is falling into place. Metellus will come up close to Caesar, pretending to have some request, and everyone will gather around him to fall into killing position.

Cinna says Casca will strike first. What is now amiss That Caesar and his Senate must redress? These couchings and these lowly courtesies 40 Might fire the blood of ordinary men And turn preordinance and first decree Into the law of children. If thou dost bend and pray and fawn for him, 50 I spurn thee like a cur out of my way.

Know: Caesar doth not wrong, nor without cause Will he be satisfied. Team Conspiracy breaks and hustles as Caesar calls the Senate to order.

Metellus is the first to come before Caesar, and he begins to kneel, but Caesar cuts him off. Pretentiously referring to himself in the third person, Caesar says such stooping might appeal to lesser men, but it won't sway him.

Caesar declares that Metellus's brother whom Metellus is making a request on behalf of will remain banished. Further, no amount of begging and pleading will shake the great Caesar, it only makes him scorn the beggar. Caesar, in his arrogance, definitely makes it harder to be sympathetic towards him here.

As Metellus is making his plea for his brother Publius, Brutus joins in and kisses Caesar's hand, which totally surprises Caesar. As low as to thy foot doth Cassius fall To beg enfranchisement for Publius Cimber. If I could pray to move, prayers would move me. The skies are painted with unnumbered sparks; They are all fire, and every one doth shine. Yet in the number I do know but one That unassailable holds on his rank, 75 Unshaked of motion; and that I am he Let me a little show it, even in this: That I was constant Cimber should be banished And constant do remain to keep him so.

Next, Cassius falls at Caesar's feet, but still Caesar says he won't change the law to accommodate Publius. He declares himself to be "as constant as the northern star. Caesar identifies with that star, so he's not about to change his mind.

The conspirators press on, and Caesar demands that they go away, saying that their pleading is as useless as trying to lift up Olympus, mountain of the gods.

After all, he hasn't even been swayed by his best buddy, Brutus, kneeling before him. Come on, guys! Give it up. Suddenly Casca rises to stab Caesar. Brutus stabs him too. This is where Caesar utters the famous "Et tu, Brute? It seems Caesar is willing to fall seeing as how one of his most noble friends, Brutus, has betrayed him. This is moving, even after the whole, "I'm the most special star in the whole galaxy" speech.

Tyranny is dead! Run hence, proclaim, cry it about the streets. Immediately after Caesar falls, Cinna starts his version of " Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead ," and tells everybody to run and spread the message in the streets.

Brutus realizes that all the other folks standing around in the Capitol watching Caesar bleed might be a bit shocked. He tells them everything is going to be okay now that Caesar is dead. Caesar's ambition was, after all, the root of their problems. Casca directs Brutus and Cassius to the pulpit, probably to address the crowd, when Brutus notices he can't find Publius. Cinna points out that Publius is looking shocked by the great mutiny, and Metellus urges the conspirators to stand together in case Caesar's friends in the Capitol want to start a fight.

There is no harm intended to your person, Nor to no Roman else. So tell them, Publius. Brutus tells everyone to chill. Surely the conspirators run a great risk by letting such a fickle audience listen to the mournful Antony. Because he feels that he himself, by helping to murder a dear friend, has sacrificed the most, Brutus believes that he will be respected for giving priority to public matters over private ones.

Ace your assignments with our guide to Julius Caesar! At first, he says that his ''heart is in the coffin there with Caesar'' 3. This is of course not meant literally but a metaphor, a strong and often used resource wherein a subject stands for something else, in this case Antony's heart stands for his good mood, his friendship to Caesar and love to him.

To stress this even more he could go on to talk about it, but instead he uses another poetic medium: he clarifies the loss by making a pause. The plebeians can empathize with Antony and believe his words because he is personally affected.

The audience believes him and trust in what he tells them. Antony does so by using pathos, a very emotional form of speaking. Ziegler Author. Add to cart. Introduction ''Oh mighty Caesar! The Funeral Oration Antony's speech is highly poetic, he uses various stylistic devices to make the audience believe his point of view of the tragic events.

Shakespeare 72 He starts his speech by addressing his audience, but he does so in a very clever way: Brutus earlier started his speech the other way round and addressed the audience first in a political and then a more private way. We are blest that Rome is rid of him. Sign in to write a comment. Read the ebook. Gender Aspects in the Drama "Jul Nicht-pronominale Anreden in Shakespe The representation of gender in Shake Die Darstellung der Antike in William