JULIUS CAESAR

Act 3 Scene 2 & 3

Question and Answers of Act 3 scene 2:

1. What important events happened in Act 3 Scene 2 Julius Caesar?
Ans: A conspirator, Decius Brutus, persuades him to go to the Senate with the other
conspirators and hisfriend, Mark Antony. At the Senate, the conspirators stab Caesar to death.
Antony uses a funeraloration to turn the citizens of Rome against them. Brutus and Cassius
escape as Antony joins forceswith Octavius Caesar.

2. W h a t i s t h e p u r p o s e o f S c e n e 3 A c t 2 i n J u l i u s C a e s a r ?
Ans: This scene allows you to see another opinion of Caesar. Artemidorus is a Roman who loves
Caesarand sees the conspirators as traitors. From this man's viewpoint, the reader gets a hint of
thegreatness that was once Caesar. This scene also highlights the public nature of the
conspiracy.
3. W h a t a r e t h e r h e t o r i c a l q u e s t i o n s i n J u l i u s C a e s a r A c t 3 S c e n e
2?
Ans: The three rhetorical questions: "Who here is so base, that would be a bondman? Who is
here so rude, that would not be a Roman? Who is here so vile, that will not love his country?

4. W h a t i s t h e v e r b a l i r o n y i n A c t 3 S c e n e 2 o f J u l i u s C a e s a r ?
Ans: In Act 3, Scene 2, Mark Antony addresses the assembled crowd after Brutus. In a loaded
speech rifewith verbal irony, he delivers his famous eulogy for Caesar: Friends, Romans,
countrymen, lend meyour ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

5. W h a t i s t h e p a t h o s i n A c t 3 S c e n e 2 o f J u l i u s C a e s a r ?
Ans: Marc Antony use pathos in Act 3 Scene 2 when he says "You all did love him once, not
without cause:What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?" (Lines 102-103). Marc
Antony says this to remindthe citizens that they loved Caesar, but now they are not even
mourning him.

6. W h a t d o e s A n t o n y s h o w t h e c r o w d i n A c t 3 S c e n e 2 o f J u l i u s
Caesar?
Ans: Looking at the body, Antony points out the wounds that Brutus and Cassius inflicted,
reminding the crowd how Caesar loved Brutus, and yet Brutus stabbed him viciously. He tells
how Caesar died and blood ran down the steps of the Senate. Then he uncovers the body for all
to see. The plebeian sweep and become enraged.

7. W h a t i s B r u t u s ’ t o n e i n A c t 3 S c e n e 2 ?
Ans: Brutus appeals to the people's reason that they should believe him on the basis of his
honor, and judge him intellectually. This says much about Brutus's outlook, he's primarily driven
by logic, so he assumes that this will prove most effective with his audience, too.

8. W h a t i s a n e x a m p l e o f e t h o s i n J u l i u s C a e s a r A c t 3 S c e n e 2 ?
Ans: In Act 3 Scene 2 of Julius Caesar, these techniques are employed by the characters to sway
the opinion of the Roman people. One example of ethos is when Brutus speaks to the Roman
people. He appeals to their sense of trust and loyalty by stating that he loved Caesar, but he
loved Rome more.

9. W h a t h a p p e n e d a t t h e e n d o f A c t 3 S c e n e 2 J u l i u s C a e s a r ?
Ans: Antony's speech uses repetition that Brutus is an honorable man and appeals to the
crowd's emotions, telling them of Caesar's will and his leaving his land to the people of Rome.
This inspires the crowd to run Brutus and Cassius out of Rome. The scene ends with Antony
leaving to see Octavius and allying with him.

10. W h y d o B r u t u s a n d A n t o n y s p e a k t o t h e c r o w d i n A c t 3 S c e n e
2?
Ans: Brutus is blithely unaware of the danger that he has allowed to enter the scene. He speaks
to the people of Rome in order to make them understand what he has done and why, and with
relatively straightforward logic, lays out his rationale before the people and makes them believe
that he was right.
11. W h a t d o e s A n t o n y d o i n A c t 3 S c e n e 2 ?
Ans: Looking at the body, Antony points out the wounds that Brutus and Cassius inflicted,
reminding the crowd how Caesar loved Brutus, and yet Brutus stabbed him viciously. He tells
how Caesar died and blood ran down the steps of the Senate. Then he uncovers the body for all
to see. The plebeian sweep and become enraged.

12. W h o s e s p e e c h m a k e s t h e c r o w d i n A c t 3 S c e n e 2 o f J u l i u s
Caesar?
Ans: Antony makes a funeral speech for Caesar that, while appearing to praise the
conspirators, actually incites the crowd against Brutus and Cassius.

13. H o w d o e s t h e c r o w d r e a c t i n A c t 3 S c e n e 2 o f J u l i u s C a e s a r ?
Ans: In Act 3, Scene 2 of Julius Caesar, the crowd becomes angry and vows to avenge Caesar's
death upon seeing his stab wounds and hearing Antony's speech. In Act 3, Scene 2 of
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, the crowd's reaction when Antony shows them Caesar's stab
wounds is one of anger and a desire for vengeance.
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Question and Answers:
1. Who is Cinna in the scene? Where is he going?
Ans: Cinna is a poet in the scene. He is going to attend Caesar's funeral

Que-2: What makes the mob furious with him? What does this show about the mob?
Ans: As soon he replied that his name is Cinna The mob becomes furious with him due to mis
understanding as a conspirator. This s sudden changing mood driven by emotions without
thinking a logical reason

Que-3: Cinna was asked four questions by the mob. What were they?
Ans: Cinna was asked four questions by the mob are as

a)What is your name?

b) Where are you going?
c)Where do you dwell?
d) Are you a married man or a bachelor?

Que-4: Besides the answer given in the extract, what are the other three answers he gives to
the mob? How to his answers?
Ans: At the end of the scene, the mob left the place to burn the homes of other conspirators
including Brutus and Cassius
The significance of this scene is lawlessness spread throughout the Rome. Mob rushes and
roam for further destruction.
The mob is as violent , easily convinced, and cruel, reacting on sudden mood change without
thinking logical reason.