Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 2 summary
Act 3, Scene 2 of 18 · 10 min to read the scene
In Act 3, Scene 2, Brutus persuades the citizens that Caesar’s death protects their freedom, but Mark Antony reverses their judgment by questioning Caesar’s ambition and displaying his wounds. After Antony reads Caesar’s generous will, the crowd leaves seeking revenge, and a servant reports that Brutus and Cassius flee Rome.
What happens
- Brutus sends Cassius to address another crowd and defends killing Caesar as a necessary act for Rome’s freedom.
- The citizens praise Brutus, who leaves them to hear Antony’s funeral speech.
- Antony challenges the charge of ambition through Caesar’s actions and mentions a will that names the citizens as heirs.
- Antony displays Caesar’s damaged cloak and wounded body, turning the crowd’s grief into anger against the killers.
- Antony reads the gifts in Caesar’s will, and the citizens carry away the body while demanding fire and revenge.
- A servant reports Octavius’s arrival and the flight of Brutus and Cassius; Antony leaves to meet Octavius.
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What to notice
Antony repeats Brutus’s claim while offering evidence against it. His apparent respect allows him to undermine the justification for Caesar’s death.
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