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In Act IV scene 1, Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus form the second triumvirate. They have a meeting to decide which Romans will live and which will die. Lepidus and Octavius both agree that Lepidus brother should die. Octavius and Antony plan on killing Lepidus because they think that he is not capable of ruling 1/3 of the world. Octavius says, “He’s a tried and valiant soldier.” Lepidus compares him to his horse. They decide not to kill Lepidus, but to train him. They also start preparing for the war against Brutus and Cassius’ army. Scene 2 of this act is the rising action, because Cassius tells Brutus that he has done him wrong. But, Brutus tells Cassius that he would not wrong a brother. The conflict has endured long enough to threaten their friendship. In scene 3, Cassius and Brutus get into an argument, because Brutus condemned and publicly denounced Lucius Pella and took bribes from the Sardinians. But Brutus told Cassius that he is also accused of having a hand eager to accept bribes. Cassius sold office positions for gold. Brutus says that Caesar’s officials were also involved in taking bribes and that this was the motive in his assassination. Portia kills herself by swallowing hot coals, although probably just poison. Caesar s ghost appears and this foreshadows the death of Brutus. It also adds some supernatural to the play. The ghost tells him to meet him at Philippi.

In Act V scene 1, the main characters are Octavius, Antony, Brutus, and Cassius. They are still fighting over the death of Caesar. This is the play s falling action because it s after the death of Caesar and they are in the middle of the war. Octavius is taking charge of his group and he’s telling them how to run the whole march. Brutus, Cassius, and their army arrive, and Brutus and Cassius meet Antony and Octavius. Then Antony and Octavius leave. Cassius says to Messala, his servant, that today is my birthday, but those vultures above are a bad omen. Cassius turns to Brutus

and bids his farewells. He says, Forever, and forever, farewell, Brutus! If we do meet again, we ll smile indeed: If not, tis true this parting was well made. Scene 2 is important because it starts the war between Octavius and Antony vs. Brutus and Cassius. Even though the scene is only six lines, Shakespeare included this scene because he felt that he needed an event that actually begins the war. Brutus tells Messala to tell Cassius that they should make a sudden attack on Octavius and his army. I think that this scene begins the war very nicely and gives a smooth transition into battle. In scene 3, Cassius sent Titinius to intercept a group of soldiers to see whether they are friends or enemies. Cassius also sent Pindarus to a higher hill in order to see what happens. Pindarus mistakenly thinks that Titinius is captured and reports this to Cassius, who in turn orders Pindarus to kill him. Titinius comes back with Messala and, upon seeing Cassius s dead body, sends Messala to tell Brutus. Once Messala leaves, Titinius impales himself with Cassius’s sword. Cato wants every person to know that he is the son of Marcus Cato. Cato dies and a soldier wants to kill himself for Cato. Lucilius & Antony say kill Brutus. Antony found a person he thought was Brutus, but it was not him. They kept him as a prisoner. Scene 5 is the end of the play. Brutus arrives at the spot where Cassius and Titinius lay. He tells Strato, one of his soldiers, to hold his sword (the sword with which he stabbed Caesar), and as Strato does so, Brutus runs up to the sword and kills himself. His last words were, Caesar, now be still: I killed not thee with half so good a will. This means that it was easier for Brutus to kill himself, than it was to kill Caesar. Antony arrives and says, He was the noblest Roman of them all Antony is trying to say that Brutus was the only person that did things for the good of Rome. Shakespeare ended the play with Octavius talking because he was going to become the leader.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar was a monumental writing in English history. It portrayed the rule of Julius Caesar in Rome quite well. The amount of work Shakespeare had to have put into this play is indescribable. This play shows tragedy, superstition, the supernatural, etc These factors, and many more make up the Shakespeare s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

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