Finishing Act 2

Please Copy the Act 2, Scene 3-4 Scene Summary--page 24 of your packet
Act 2, Scene 3
setting: a street in Rome near the Capitol
characters: Artemidorus, a supporter of Caesar
plot: Artemidorus reads a letter he has written to warn Caesar of the plot against him and waits to hand it to him
Act 2, Scene 4
setting: Brutus's house
characters: Portia, Lucius, soothsayer
plot: Portia feels anxious about the conspiracy and asks Lucius to go to the Capitol to see what is happening. The soothsayer predicts more danger for Caesar.

Act 2, Scene 2 video link
Act 2, Scene 3 video link
Act 2, Scene 4 video link

Today we will:
1. Review suspense/go over the exit visa topic
2. Finish reading Act 2 ( begin on page 731)
3. Exit visa--suspense
4. Work to finish our study guide questions for Act 2 on page 25 of the packet or vocabulary pages on 29-30

Review: What is suspense? In what ways does an author build suspense? (Hint: think about movies you have seen)




Exit Visa: This is due by the end of class today!

How does Shakespeare build suspense in Act 2 scenes 2-4? Give at least 2 examples with textual evidence as support (1 for each example--2 total).

Scene 2--we read yesterday (Calpurnia's warning/bad dreams/Caesar says he won't go/Decius changes his mind/the conspirators walk Caesar to the capital)
Scene 3--Artemidorus's warning
Scene 4--Portia and Lucius