We continued comparing the mirror scenes of Portia imploring Brutus to share his troubles and Calpurnia begging Caesar to remain home by comparing the reactions of their respective husbands. After analyzing several of Caesar's speeches, Bobby correctly identified Caesar's true faults as egotism and arrogance , hardly enough to justify his murder. In this regard, we then discussed how Brutus is effectively conned into joining the conspiracy and ,as such, perhaps the play could more aptly be named the "Tragedy of Brutus",not the "Tragedy of Julius Caesar". Bobby also perceptively identified as an example of dramatic irony a comment by one of the conspirators wherein the conspirator assures Caesar that he will stand "very close by" while Caesar is in the Capitol. We then continued to listen to the dramatic reading of the play by the BBC. For homework, read the next four pages and answer the first two study guide questions on Act III.