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Outline: Act II

Act II Scene I
- Brutus speaks with his servant about how Caesar must die in order to prevent the possibility corruption among himself with all the power he will get when he gets crowned King.
- Brutus’s servant gives Brutus a letter that he has randomly found on a window, informing and accusing him of sleeping while Rome was in danger.

Imagery- figurative description or illustration; rhetorical images collectively.

Asides- Out of one's thoughts or mind

Act II Scene II
- Caesar is being kept awake by his wife, Calpurnia, because she has nightmares or premonitions about her husband being murdered or assassinated. She convinces him that it could possibly be true, which he can not afford to ignore the warning.
- Decius talks to Calpurnia about the nightmares she has. She tells him about what she thinks of them, saying Romans would be smiling at a bleeding statue of Him, while Decius says it means that the Romans will gain power from his blood.

Oxymoron- a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”

Foreshadowing- To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage.

Act II Scene III
- Artemidorus reads the letter that he has written for Caesar, saying that Caesar should have an eye on Brutus, Casca, and other conspirators
- He thinks that if he reads the letter, it will save his life. While Caesar is on his way to meet the senators, Artemidorus plans to hand it to him

Conflict- discord of action, feeling, or effect; antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles.

Paradox- an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion.

Act II Scene IV
- Portia sends Brutus to see the event with Caesar and the Senate and how it’s...