Brief Summary Of Julius Caesar Act 1

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The second act of the play begins with Brutus pacing back and forth as he is unable to sleep because of his disagreeing thoughts about Caesar. He comes to realization that Caesar is becoming too powerful, to fast, and that he will need to kill him. To further this thought, Lucius, Brutus’s servant brings him a letter that was planted by Cassius that discusses the problem with Caesar and an idea to stop him. Shortly after Cassius and his conspirators arrive at Brutus’s home and try to convince him to join their plan. Brutus agrees that this is what is needed to be done and that they will kill Caesar. Cassius then asks if they should include Cierco in their plan but Brutus is against it because he believes Cierco won’t join any idea unless it

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