Stage 7 · The Grand Tour
Julius Caesar
Brutus and Antony's speeches after Caesar's murder show how persuasion works.
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- Part 9Brutus speaks to the crowd's reason and honor; Antony speaks to their hearts. Why does the same crowd cheer for both men within minutes—and which kind of persuasion is stronger?
- Part 13On the night of the storm, Cassius bared his chest to the lightning; now, on the morning of battle, he trembles at birds overhead. What has changed in Cassius, and what does this say about how people face an uncertain future?
- Last partWas Brutus right to join the plot against Caesar? Do good intentions make an act right, and can words alone change the course of a nation?
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- Lesson 1FreeCassius says Caesar is only a man, a man "such a thing as I myself." Is Cassius speaking out of concern for Rome, or out of envy?Start
- Lesson 2Subscription"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves." How does Cassius try to win Brutus over, and why might it work on Brutus in particular?Locked
- Lesson 3SubscriptionOn a night of fire and strange signs, each man reads the storm differently. Do the omens reveal the truth, or only what each person already wants to believe?Locked
- Lesson 4SubscriptionBrutus admits he knows "no personal cause" against Caesar. Can it be right to strike a man for what he might become rather than for what he has done?Locked
- Lesson 5SubscriptionBrutus tells his allies to wear cheerful faces "as our Roman actors do," and he keeps his secret even from his wife. Can a man who must hide his purpose from everyone still be called honest?Locked
- Lesson 6SubscriptionIn a single morning Caesar decides to go, then to stay, then to go again. What finally moves him—courage, pride, or flattery?Locked
- Lesson 7SubscriptionThe conspirators cry "Peace, freedom, and liberty!" with blood on their hands. Can freedom truly be won this way?Locked
- Lesson 8SubscriptionAntony shakes the conspirators' bloody hands, and then, alone, calls them "butchers." Is Antony being dishonest, or is he doing what a loyal friend must do?Locked
- Lesson 9SubscriptionBrutus speaks to the crowd's reason and honor; Antony speaks to their hearts. Why does the same crowd cheer for both men within minutes—and which kind of persuasion is stronger?Locked
- Lesson 10SubscriptionThe crowd that cheered Brutus now rushes to burn his house, and kills an innocent poet because of his name. Who is responsible for what the crowd does—Antony, or the crowd itself?Locked
- Lesson 11SubscriptionCaesar's avengers coldly list who must die, and the men who killed Caesar "for justice" now quarrel over bribes and gold. After Caesar's death, has anything in Rome really changed?Locked
- Lesson 12SubscriptionBrutus hides his grief behind Roman "patience" and pushes the army toward Philippi. Is holding back sorrow a sign of strength, or does it cost Brutus something?Locked
- Lesson 13SubscriptionOn the night of the storm, Cassius bared his chest to the lightning; now, on the morning of battle, he trembles at birds overhead. What has changed in Cassius, and what does this say about how people face an uncertain future?Locked
- Lesson 14SubscriptionAntony calls Brutus "the noblest Roman of them all." After everything you have read, do you agree—and what makes a person truly noble?Locked
- Lesson 15SubscriptionWas Brutus right to join the plot against Caesar? Do good intentions make an act right, and can words alone change the course of a nation?Locked
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