Caesar wanders about in his night-gown and I kept awake by Calpurnias nightmares. She called out in her sleep about supernatural omens that spelled disaster.Calpurnia believes that such bad omens are a premonition of evil and some harm would befall Caesar. Caesar rebuffs her, refusing to give in to fear. Caesar deems the signs to apply to the world in general and refuses to believe they bore ill for him personally. Finally, Calpurnias prevails upon Caesar to stay at home. Decius Brutus jeopardizes Calpurnias plan and forces Caesar to go to the Senate, where the senators were waiting to offer a crown to him. On his way, Caesar rejects the petition of Cimber to revoke the orders for his brothers banishment. This proves to be the last nail in his coffin. Immediately afterwards, Casca and other senators along with Brutus stab Caesar. Caesars last words are, Et to Brute?The conspirators turn to the plebeians and start shouting slogans of Liberty, Freedom and Enfranchisement as if they were safeguarding the rights of all the Romans. Mark Antony is too dumbstruck to see Caesars dead body in a pool of blood, but tactfully restrains himself from making any statements. He requests Brutus for allowing him to make a funeral speech. Dismissing Cassius objection, Brutus allows him but only after he has himself addressed the plebeians. Antony uses his excellent oratorical skills very cleverly and succeeds in inciting the mob to mutiny and wreck havoc against the conspirators. Brutus and others have to flee for their lives and Octavious Caesar arrives to clinch the victory for Antony and save
Caesars honor.
