The Tragedy of the Assassination of Julius Caesar, ACT III, scene i
Discussion Questions
1. What excuse do the conspirators use to approach Caesar at the Capitol in Act III, Scene i?
2. How does Caesar react to them?
3. Who stabs Caesar first? Who stabs Caesar last?
4. What does Caesar say as he dies? What does this mean? Why does Caesar say what he does when Brutus
stabs him?
5. Why is Cassius reluctant to allow Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral? How does Brutus answer
Cassius?
6. Why does Brutus brush aside Cassius’s concern about allowing Antony to speak at the funeral?