Act 3 Scene 1 Summary

In Act 3 Scene 1, Caesar is murdered by the conspirators after refusing to grant a petition to unbanish Cimber. Casca delivers the first stab as he says ‘Speak hands for me!’ as though he is telling his hands to stab Caesar. After everyone stabs him, Brutus delivers the final blow where Caesar then says ‘Et tu, Brute–Then fall Caesar!’. He says this as he sees Brutus (one of his closest associates) killing him and feels betrayal just as he dies.  Once the assassination has taken place, the conspirators contemplate what is to come as Caesar is dead. Furthermore, they allowed Mark Antony (Caesar’s right hand man) to survive as they felt no need to murder him too. Once Antony sees the dead body of Caesar, he has a soliloquy where he feels somewhat guilty about allowing the conspirators to get away with what they had done.

 


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