Julius Caesar Duet Acting

1. This passage shows that Antony wants to speak at Caesar’s funeral, and Brutus agrees, but only after Brutus had explain the cause of Caesar’s death. Cassius suspects that many people might get changed by Antony’s speech.



2. This passage is significant because Antony wants to speak at Caesar’s funeral and Cassius suspects that the people can get changed by his speech. This passage also shows that Brutus is careful and will warn the cause of Caesar’s death to the crowd before Antony makes his speech.

3. This passage is in Act 3, Scene 1, and Line 276-297

4. ANTONY:

That's all I seek:
And am moreover suitor that I may
Produce his body to the market-place;
And in the pulpit, as becomes a friend,
Speak in the order of his funeral.

BRUTUS:

You shall, Mark Antony.

CASSIUS:

Brutus, a word with you.
You know not what you do: do not consent
That Antony speak in his funeral:
Know you how much the people may be moved
By that which he will utter?

BRUTUS

By your pardon;
I will myself into the pulpit first,
And show the reason of our Caesar's death:
What Antony shall speak, I will protest
He speaks by leave and by permission,
And that we are contented Caesar shall
Have all true rites and lawful ceremonies.
It shall advantage more than do us wrong.

CASSIUS:

I know not what may fall; I like it not.

BRUTUS:

Mark Antony, here, take you Caesar's body.
You shall not in your funeral speech blame us,
But speak all good you can devise of Caesar,
And say you do't by our permission;
Else shall you not have any hand at all
About his funeral: and you shall speak
In the same pulpit whereto I am going,
After my speech is ended.

ANTONY:

Be it so.
I do desire no more.

BRUTUS:

Prepare the body then, and follow us.

Exeunt all but ANTONY

5. I am doing duet acting with Casper, and Casper will take part of Antony and Cassius, and I will take part of Brutus.