ti JC-ACT 5 SCENE 5

d the scene take place?

1.Where oakes I ce in another part of the field at Philippi.
The scene t es P a

2 Who enters the scene? Who are they?

· . er Strato and Volumnius enter the. scene.
Brutus,_Dard~ms. d1Stutras,t Brutus's servants and Volumnius is his schoolmate and friend. ,
Dardanms, Clttus an °
are . ,

·n had
3 Why did Statilius show the torchlight? What happened to him? (2-3) . . h.
S~atilius was sent in disguise by Brutus through the enemy lines to Brutus's camp to see ~~!11~~:;
· d the battle If not many were dead he was to show a torchlight as a signal. So, to Ill ica e a
sumve · ' • · 'htu d hi m and... he was
everything was all right, he showed the torchlight. As he came back, his ene~s cap re

killed ~ ~
4. What does Brutus mean by : It is a deed in fashion'? (5) ~ ... , _, .
Brutus tells Clitus that slaying is the order of the day. It is like an action ~ ~
vog_u~, tor•.many have kille~.
themselves like Cassius and Titinius and they should imitate tliem . .t\l, he.. a~ Just been told that Statihus has
either been slain or captured. . \ ,,~ . \ •-

5. What does Brutus whisper to Clitus? How does t~e latte\..r~~ _? (6.,. 8, ) ' .
Brutus whispers in Clitus's ears asking him to put him ~ death. €1it4~js shocked and says that he will never do
that, not even if he is offered the whole world and~ at hew.ill rcrlh\r kill himself.

6. What does Brutus whisper to Dardaniu; ? "'-~~ <'./

Brutus whispers to Dardanius the same request whatbe ~ o@ to Clitus, that is to kill him.
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7.xplain: Now is that noble vessel. full ofg~ ef/ Tbat 'it runs over even at his eyes.' (13-14)
Clitus uses a metaphor and~ alls Brutus a ~ essel, rri~ing a cup or jar. So, Brutus is a vessel so full of grief that
it is over flowing with t~ from his eyes. ~
When Brutus is faced witti ~ ure, he r e(eives personal consolation through his loyal and devoted friends who
refuse to kill him. So, these te~ s a~ not tears of grief, but tears of joy at the thought of having such loving
friends. / "- ,
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8. What informat~ n does pru~ s give to Volumnius? What does it signify, according to Brutus? (17-20)
Brutus jnforms~Voi~ ius that he saw Caesar's ghost twice, once at Sardis, and the previous night there at
Philippi. ~ ording toBru/ s, it signifies that his end is near.

9.When VoJun:inius disagrees with Brutus, w hat does Brutus again say he is sure about? What does he say
it is better to do? What metaphor is used here? (22-25)
When Volumnius disagrees with Brutus, the latter says he is sure about his end being near because their
enemies have driven them to the edge of the pit. Here pit means a grave, the pit of death. He says it is far better
to jump in themselves than to wait till they push.
A metaphor from hunting is used here. Animals were sometimes hunted by being driven them in towards a
large hole which was dug as a trap.
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est him to do bec aus e of that?(
,, I • of? What does h e requ .
rem ind .-o um nms · tle he run s on
1o Wh at doe s Bru tus
. h tw ent to sch ool tog
d
ether. sts him to hol d his swo rd wh
. ey O w
Brutus reminds Volummus that t y friendship, Brutus ten erIy reque
So, because of their old school-da
Octavius
it.
1 b this los ing day / Mo re than
Y
en he says: ' I shall have g ory ~~ - h
11.Explain what Brutus means wh 6 38
y/ By this vile con que st sha ll attain unto. (3 - )
h · rmy Yet, Bru tus saJ s ~ efwi 11 ave
fi
and Mark An ton the day o fd efieat O ft elf a · . , 1
ng day ', he refe rs to l~ g~o ry or
When Brutus says 'thi s losi e proved loyal to him. Th"th e day IS a~lso ful
glory and fame because he fee ls tha t all his frie nds hav
. H. .-. · An
his"'p e mb t1v e \not

Brutus because he die s figh ting

disturbed. So this is a glorious triu
conque st is vile bec aus e the y are
for
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cau
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se of
spit e
free
of
dom agamst tyranny, IS iai H~
the
ning a shameful victory.
def eat at the hands of Op tav ius and
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to his frie nd bef ore the y depart? (3t 42~ . . _ ( ~~ .

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12. Wha~ ar~ Brutus's last wo rds spo ken
last wo rds of fare welfle
l. says tha t his ton gue h4s alm ost
His eyes are gettin~ eav j ~t~ Jhe
utte rs his
Before his friends depart, Bru tus dar kne ss of sleep
and can spe ak no mo re.
last words. He is abo ut to die wis hes now to
y wh ich has stru ggl ed to rea~ ~h! s ho~ of glo rjou s dea th
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bod
which indicates death. His aching
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rest.
s Brutus then tel~ ~ 1lq,_~ ~ ?(4 3-44)
13.What can be heard? What doe Brµ ~'t)u s hi) friends go on ahe
ad and that he will
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follow. .
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Str ato .
He wants to be left alo ne with <,,·
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to hel p com mit suicide.

14. Wh at does Brutus now say

to s G; io~ ~ som e touch of
his m1 ~er tha t\e ~a
i's_ h of good reputation. His life has had
Bru tus now tells Str ato to tell ~m h1s face away, while he runs
onto.
s Str ~to ~ Id hii' sw0 :-d, ~d
hon our in it. He teU
tells him to do?
ln g bef C th is?l ha t enables him to do what Brutus
IS. Wh at has Strato be~ the others have
xh )u stio n afte r the bat tle and is not aware of wh at Bru tus and
Str ato has been slee~ ~- out df'e re, he is able to do what
th..Ji~t_Qi'c~e:I¼ is a Sto ic, so nothing moves him. Therefo
bee n talk ing about,
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Bru tus tell s him to do> \ \

16. Wlil!_t ~~ ': :.u s ~as he run s on his swo rd? Why does he say this? OR Wh
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at are Brutus' last

not
w?rds?(SQ:51)~ - ~ Cae sar 's nam e and tell s his spm t to be cal m now and that he did
hi~ wo r/, he cal ls upo n
As ~utµs..rei ~ on
he is kill ing himself.
kill hn1t eve n~ tf as~ jlli ngl y as a con flic t with him self bet we en the lov
e for Ro me and his
in kill ing Cae sar he had f to save his
He say s t !\is bec aus e self , he has no such conflict. He kills him sel
Bu t now in kill ing him
per son al frie ¼s hip for Caesar. ge for revenge. With the dea th of Bru
tus, Caesar's spirit
spi rit wa s sup pos ed to ran
hon our . A muraered ma n's
is pac ifie d.
wh ich wa s ranging for rev eng e
17.When Messala asks Strato where his master is, what does the latter reply? (54-57)
When M~s~ala asks Str~to whe~e his master is, Strata replies that his master has escaped the captivity that
Messala is m. All that his enemies can now do is to cremate his dead body, for Brutus has killed himself. No
one can boast of the honour of having killed Brutus.

18.What does Lucilius mean by, So Brutus should be found? Why does Lucilius say, 'I thank thee,
Brutus,'? What saying' does he refer to? (58-59)
Lucilius says that it is right that they should find Brutus dead as they found him. Brutus was far too noble to die
in any other way.
Lucilius says the above words to thank the dead Brutus for fulfilling his prophecy a!;,out how Antony and
Octavius would find him. , .
In the earlier scene, when Antony's soldiers mistook Lucilius for Brutus and Jhen~ntony asked him where
Brutus was, Lucilius had said that Brutus would be found like Brutus, like himself. Thus his prophecy proved to
be true. ( ( ~ , '- ~
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19.When Octavius asks Strato to enter his service, whom doest{te latter-a~k,to'rfcommend him. What
?

does this person say? (62-67) ~ ~, ~ .

When Octavius asks Strato to enter his service, the latter ask:~~es~la'\,o reco~en.cl Him. .
Messala asks Strato, how his master died. Strato bluntly tetst~ ttutli:th~he held the sword and that his
master ran onto it. Then Messala recommends him_ to,q~ta~
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or do1;;"); the last service 1t was possible .
for htm
to render to his master, and for speaking out the ~ ~A~
20.Explaio io your owo words Aotooy'r eulo~ ~ oQuoced ov« the corpse of Brutus. (68-75)
Antony begins his ·eulogy by saying that Brutti's was th~'-oblest R,~man, the most honourable of all the
conspirators. • '\...'- ' ... , ~
He alone, unlike his companions that is th~ ci._ther consnirat rs, joined in the plot for the saving of the republic
and for the general good of all peop1~~ou ght of e~ towards the great Caesar stirred him to action.
He was sweet and gentle by Pfiture. ✓ ~ \'-,,
His qualities were so we~bilanced th¥·Natur~ig ht stand up and declare proudly that Brutus was the ideal
man. According to the Eli~~ha~ the'human.b6dy had four elements-earth, air, fire and water. A man's
nature was determin'e'd~by the'P.resence of the predominant element in him. Thus, Brutus had a perfect human
nature as he ,had ~alan~ ~ ( ~ ~ments.

21.What does Octavius say a~ ut Brutus? (76-81)

Octavius tells Ant~~nd the otHers that he will treat Brutus with the honour and respect due to a noble soldier.
Brutus wiU be given an...honourable funeral on account of his virtues. His bones will lie in Octavius's tent that
night, befitting a noble soldier. He would be given military honour and as per the tradition, his body will be
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surrounded by h~ weapons.

22.What are his last words? (80-81)

He gives orders to his army to rest. He says they will depart now to share among themselves the glorious fruits
of victory.

23.Why are the concluding words of the play put into the mouth of Octavius?
The title of th~ pl~y is Juli~s Caesar', and it is, therefore, fitting that the closing lines should be spoken by
Caesar. Octavius 1s Caesars natural successor, destined to continue and to perfect the work which his great-
 1 . t Octavius's mouth for he already
o Shakespeare puts the concluding words of the pay mo
unc le hadb egun. S , kn world
foreshadows in him the future master of the own .
. 1 b t Brutus's character? . . . . -'"- 11 .
24.What does this scene revea a ou d ·th the idea that Caesar's spmt is still io owmg
. fearless to the end • H 0 _wever he is still obsesse Wl
Brutus 1s , . d H k.ll h·mself because his honouris .
at stake, b ut he
them all. As he is dying, he realises th_at he has fa1le i e l s ·t~ which he killed Caesar. He i~happy because
does not despair. Rather he does so with double the p easure w1 f h. "This was a'mait~:(-Iis patriotism
he always has the radiant vision of man as he ought to be. Antony says o ~m 0 f l thi: coJrlirators only
was unselfish and even his enemies give him credit for It. Antony says ofh1m, that , a
he was honest and thought of the common good to all'. d 1 '-
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25.What does this scene reveal aboutthe Ghost of Caesar? ,~
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Caesar's ghost exerts a strong force in the second half of the play. This is.seen Brutus?;.dying ~rence to
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him. The ghost appears to Brutus, a second time, but is invisible to othe~. It_h'et,_~s tlie linaJ. mov~ent of the
action. Cassius died with Caesa(s name on his lips and Brutus, lindin~~us llead, spok~/ hpes which sum up
the action of the play.
'O Julius Caesar, thou are mighty yet; Thy spirit walks abroad;-and ~
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swordsJ our own proper entrails'.
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As he dies, once again ~e utte~s ~he fateful. v.:ords,
:~~:aesar, now be still; I kill d not thee with ~f s~ ~f:S
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I.How did Clitus, Dardanius and Volumnius ~~fuse to otiljg~1,1tus?·~

(a) To help Brutus flee from there ( r~(.To cll~ge sides wjth enemy
(c )To help Brutus end his life /".~•~~~: c :. o~ ~
2.Who am_ong the followin~ was ~ T"a)~ng!he"""'~ . or cemains of friends" as referred to by Brutus?
(a) Dardamus (b) Chtus (c) Statilius (d) Strata
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3. Who is referred to b~cifi")s as "np~e..ves~jl full of griefl
(a) Brutus ~ G~ iri\a~ V (ti) Antony (d) Lepidus

4. To whom doi!s Brutus.,. ,f.~

his school fellow?
(a) Strato \ ~ '(b) Vo~ tus~ ' (c) Dardanius (d) Cato

5. Br1'~~,:~hat;he lid
(a) Octavi~ a~to)v.. ._ / .,
attain greater glory than the "vile conquest" of whom?
(b) Caesar and Pompey
(c) Old G'fo~ Hi~V (d) None of the above

6.Who say, "lkill'~ not thee with half so good a will"?

(a) Cassius (b) Casca (c) Cicero (d) Brutus
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7. What does Octavius say he would do with all those who were serving Brutus?
(a)Kill them (b) Make them prisoner of war
(c) Make them his slaves (d) Take them in his service
S. Whom does Octavius take to serve him into his household?
(a) Lucilus (b) Strata (c) Messala (d) None of the above

9. What tribute does Antony pay to Brutus?

(a) As a true gentleman (b) As a true Roman
(c) As the noblest Roman (d) As an honourable man.

10.According to Antony, how would Nature describe Brutus?

(a) Noble man (b) Perfect man (c )Gentleman (d) True Roman

PRACTICE ANNOTATIO NS
1.Brutus: Nay, I am sure it is, Volumnius. Thou see'st the world, Volumnius, how it goes; Our enemies
have beat us to the pit: It is more worthy to leap in ourselves, Than tarry till they push us.
a.Who is Volumnius? Why does Brutus show intimacy to him? What favour does Brutus expect from him?
b.The ghost of Caesar appeared to Brutus twice. What did the ghost tell Brutus in Sardis? What does it indicate
here in Philippi?
c.Name two of Brutus' friends who have already refused to kiV him. What does Volumnius say for not agreeing
to carry out Brutus' wish? ,
d.Give the meaning of Thou sees the world, Voluminous, how it goes: Our enemies have beat its to the pit..
e.Briefly state the misfortunes enumerated by Brutus to Voluminous. '

2. Brutus: Countrymen, My heart doth for that yet in all my l ife, I found no man but he was true to me. I
shall have glory by this losing day, More than Ocfayius and Marks Antony By this vile conquest shall
attain unto. r. ... ...,
a.Where and when is Brutus speaking? About ... whom.is he ,.,
speaking and to whom?
b.What recent eve[!ts have prompted Brutus to say, "I found Jio man but he was true to me?
c. Who finally serves Brutus before Octavius and MarkAptony arrive on the scene?
d.Do the speeches of Antony and Octaviu'twhich, en d th1e play prove Brutus words to be true as quoted in the
last three lines of the above extract? ~ ~ ')

3.Antony: This was the nob),\.Roman of them all, All the conspirators, save only he, Did that they did in
envy of great Caesar1 H~ oply, in a gens ral honest thought, And common good to all, made one of them.
His life was gentle, and the element~ So mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up And say to all the
world, "This was a man!" ~\..
a. When does Antony speak these words? Who was"the noblest Roman of them all"?
b.Give th~ meaning o_f: He-0nly, in a ge?e~al honest thought, And common good to all, made one of them.
c.By refemng to the Elizabetlfan way of thinking, state in what way was the "noblest Roman" a perfi th b ·
d.What does Octavius order with regard to the funeral of the noblest Roman? Does he d ec umhan be1~gl.?
. eserve sue a una .

:-Strato :Give me your band first: fare you well, my lord.

rut~s: Farewell, good Strato.- Caesar, now be still; I kill'd not thee with h If d .
and dies. a so goo a will. (Be runs on his sword
a.R~ferring to the ghost of Caesar and the battles state the si .fi
b.G1ve the meaning of "I kill'd not thee with halr'so ~n1, icance of the words, "Caesar, now be still."
c.How does Brutus die? Who all reach th ·t . g~od a will. For whom does Brutus use these words?
d.Caesar triumphs over the death of Bru~s s1 e unmed1ately after Brutus death?
e.What sort of burial will Brutus et? Wh . Comm~nt how the play ends with this message.
g . at does this Show about Brutus status in the society?