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5.1 Dramatic Reading of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

October 17, 2006

The scene opens with a minor argument between Octavius and Antony (about whether the enemies would stay at Sardia or bring the battle to them). They also argue about who will get the right side of the battlefield, the right being reserved for the better/senior general's troops in Roman tradition.

The four major generals then meet, but no peace can be struck, so they prepare for battle.

Brutus and Cassius discuss what they will do if they lose.�Brutus says he will deal with it stoically, unlike Cato who killed himself. Cassius asks if Brutus is willing to be led around Rome (a common tradition for the losers to be paraded around for the Romans to see--very humiliating; Cleopatra talks about it in A & C). He says he is not, but . . .

Does the end of this scene serve as foreshadowing?

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