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Julius Caesar — Act III, Scenes 2 and 3: Learning objectives

Drama: Julius Caesar · 2 min read

Checked against the CISCE 2027 syllabus. Every chapter follows the CISCE ICSE Regulations and Syllabuses, 2027 examination. Checked by Core9X, October 2026.

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

  1. Recall the events of Act III, Scenes 2 and 3 in the correct order.
  2. Summarise Brutus's speech and Antony's speech, stage by stage.
  3. Explain key lines in context — "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more", "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him", "The evil that men do lives after them", "Ambition should be made of sterner stuff", "This was the most unkindest cut of all", "Mischief, thou art afoot".
  4. Identify the rhetorical devices used by both speakers — irony, repetition, rhetorical questions, antithesis, props.
  5. Compare the speeches of Brutus and Antony and explain why Antony succeeds.
  6. Analyse the role of the crowd and the significance of the Cinna episode.
  7. Answer ICSE extract-based questions with accurate reference to context and a reasoned personal response.
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