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Historical Works of William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar. Act II

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Robert Littman
Affiliation: Columbia University

Julius Caesar. Act II

Act II: Scene i

Brutus is seen in his orchard at three o'clock in the morning of the ides
of March. He cannot sleep because he is troubled by the conflict between his
love for Caesar and his love for freedom and Rome. He bids his servant,
Lucius, to bring him a candle, and muses over what must be done. He resolves
that the only way to stop Caesar is to kill him. Brutus has no personal motive
for murdering him; he believes that Caesar must die for the general good.
Since ...

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