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=//Act IV Video Presentation://=

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=//Summary of Act IV://=

//1. Scene I//
//The scene starts out as Antony, Lepidus, and Octavius all meeting together. At Antony's house they go through a list of names of people that they are going to kill. After that they discuss that they will change Caesar's will to redirect some of his funds, and then Lepidus leaves shortly after. Shortly after Lepidus has left they talk about if they can trust them, Octavius says that he does but Antony calls him a horse and compares him to an animal which shows that he feels that Lepidus is really only a tool for them. Then the conversation changes to a more important matter of how Brutus and Cassius are gathering an army, and they go into further details on what they plan to do.//

Analysis
Antony and Lepidus seem to be the protagonists in this story but in this act it also shows that they too are also not too upright. Antony in his famous speech before in Act III scene ii he goes to talk about how great Caesar is and mentions how he had always put the plebians first and has left them money for their individual needs, Antony seems to have other intentions because in the scene he tries to change the will so that the funds would be directed towards Antony and Octavius for the to raise their army. Antony and Octavius are also really using Lepidus as a financial tool for them in this war between the Conspirators. It shows that Antony is also someone who takes advantage of people for his own needs. The Triumvirative have turned their ideals of upholding what Caesar planned for Rome into something for their own plans and deeds. In this scene it shows that now their is a chance for power, that even the good guys become corrupted.



//2. Scene II, III//
//While this is all happening Brutus has a meeting setup with the Conspirators, Lucillius, Titinius, and Pindarus, and while waiting for the arrival of the other conspirators, Lucillius comes and tells Brutus that Cassius is becoming more and more displeased with him. Once Cassius arrives he accuses Brutus of doing him wrong. Brutus then gets angry at Cassius and tells him it is he who has done the wrong, and goes on to explain more when they go to Brutus' tent to discuss privately. Brutus talks about how he had asked Cassius for money yet he had rejected him, when he had a bunch of money at the time.// //Brutus points out that Cassius has also been taking a bribes, and chastises him of how they killed Caesar because they believed he was corrupt and now that he is becoming exactly what we tried to get rid of. Cassius gets sick of Brutus talking about this subject and// //challenges him and takes out his sword to fight. The two men continue to insult each other, and Brutus then starts to justify his means of anger towards Cassius. Brutus, being the honest person he is, goes to talk about how that he cannot raise money in such an ignoble way that Cassius has. Cassius begins to talk about how Brutus has stopped loving him and that he hopes Antony and Octavius kill him soon because he believes that he has lost his most closest friend and ally. He then offers Brutus his dagger to kill him as he had killed Caesar, but Brutus tells him to put his dagger away and tells them that they were acting out of their anger and then make peace between themselves.// //The two generals sit down and drink wine, and then Cassius mentions that he was surprised to see how angry Brutus had gotten. Brutus goes to explain that he has been going through tough emotional times lately due to the suicide of his wife Portia, y swallowing hot coal. Titinius and Messala come from Rome to tell that Antony and Octavius has put hundreds of senators to death. Brutus makes the desicion that they will march out to Phillipi to meet the enemy. As Brutus goes to sleep that night he gets a strange dream from an evil spirit who is believed to be Caesar, and tells him that he will meet Brutus at Phllipi and then dissapears, he then wakes and asks his attendants if they saw anything weird, and they replied that they have not.//

Analysis
//In this scene it also comes to show that how deceiving Brutus is. He says that Cassius should not raise money in an ignoble way but in Brutus was also trying to get money from Cassius even though he knew about how he was making the money. Brutus is a hypocrite to some degree by his explanation of what is wrong and what is right, because he says that you should not do unrighteous things. When he is actually doin unrighteous acts indirectly. This proves even an honest man like Brutus can be corrupted through the want for power. In this scene when Cassius and Brutus almost fight, Brutus is described to be very angry towards Cassius. Brutus has been known to be an angry person throughout the play, but in front of Cassius he brings out his emotions. This shows that Brutus feels that he needs to be strong and not show emotion but, when he is in front of his friend, Cassius, he shows his emotions because of anger and sadness. It seems that Brutus is too prideful to show his emotions. One also very important point in this scene is how Brutus is wanting and willing to go and fight, it shows how he does not believe that since he has done something wrong, something wrong will happen to him, but he believes that his will has more power and that his will, will determine his fate.//

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Works Cited [1] Act IV, Scene i,ii,iii - Signet Classics Julius Caesar