Things to remember:
- Julius Caesar (JC) directs Antony to touch Calpurnia during the race at the festival of Lupercal. They believe in this superstition that says that any woman touched during the race will be able to bare children. (Understandably, JC wants an heir.)
- During the festival, a Soothsayer (kind of like a fortuneteller) comes up and warns JC: "Beware the ides of March." JC doesn't listen to him.
- Cassius and Brutus go off on their own and have a private conversation. Cassius uses this time to try to turn Brutus against JC. Cassius talks a lot of trash about JC. He is somewhat successful, but Brutus isn't ready to completely turn against JC yet.
- Separately, JC and Antony have their own conversation. JC talks a lot of trash about Cassius: "he has a lean and hungry look..."
- Casca says that JC was offered the crown three times, but he refused it three times. JC wants the power, but he wants it to appear as though Rome is still a democracy.
- Cassius hatches an evil plan: He will leave letters for Brutus in several different styles of handwriting, so they look like they were written by different people. These letters will trash JC and build up Brutus.
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