Act+1.2

POINT || EVIDENCE || TECHNIQUE || EXPLANATION || RESPONSE || Foreshadowing and irony || || || Brutus is wary of Cassius’s smooth manner of talking || || || || || Like a Colossus, and we petty men Walk under his huge legs and peep about To find ourselves dishonourable graves. Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. (Cassius, p.23) || || ||    || ||       || || || || The audience learns that Caesar exerts his powers against those who disrespect him. || || || ||    ||    Caissus flatters Brutus and extols his worth  || || || || || Well, Brutus, thou art noble; yet, I see, Thy honourable mettle may be wrought From that it is disposed || || || || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The contrast between Caesar’s public persona and his human flaws. || ||    ||     ||     ||
 * __ ACT1.2 DETAILED ANALYSIS  __ **
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world