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What does Casca mean when he says for I believe?
sway Brutus against Caesar. Casca says, “For I believe they are portentous things/Unto the climate that they point upon.” What does he mean? He decides to join the conspiracy to murder Caesar because he thinks Caesar will abuse his power if he is crowned.
What does Cassius mean when he says I and I honest Casca we have the falling sickness?
What does Cassius mean when he says, “But you, and I / And honest Casca, we have the falling sickness”? ( 266–67) Cassius means that Romans are falling down before Caesar’s power.
What do Caesar’s dying words express?
Caesar’s dying words express: surprise that Brutus is one of the assassins. Which is NOT a reason Antony is allowed to speak at Caesar’s funeral?
What strange things did Casca say he saw that night?
Meeting Cicero in a Roman street, Casca tells of strange things he has seen and heard about that night. Women swear they saw a hundred men, covered in fire, walking up and down the streets; he himself saw a lion at the capital and a man with his hand on fire that flamed like twenty torches without burning him.
What reason does Casca give for wanting Brutus to join their cause?
What reason does Casca give for wanting Brutus to join their cause? Casca wants Brutus to join so it will be legitimate, if he is a part of it, it will make their cause just, also they want to come out alive when they do kill him.
What was the soothsayer’s warning?
The soothsayer in Julius Caesar warns Caesar to ”Beware the Ides of March” twice in Act 1, Scene ii. The soothsayer is telling Caesar to avoid coming out to the Senate on March 15 or he will surely die. In the play, Julius Caesar ignores the soothsayer and calls him ”a dreamer”.
Why is Cassius jealous of Caesar?
Cassius hates Caesar because he is jealous of Caesar’s power and he believes that Caesar is a weak man and, therefore, undeserving of the power and admiration he has been given by the Roman citizens.
How do we know Caesar’s last words?
Another Shakespearean invention was Caesar’s last words, “Et tu, Brute?,” meaning “You too, Brutus?” in Latin.