Bobby worked on textual interpretation by referencing both the editorial plot synopsis and the annotations. In this regard, we first reviewed the events of Act IV ,and then proceeded to read the synopsis of Act V as a prelude to our study of this final act. Bobby then studied the first scene of Act V and explained the events by reference to the text and the annotations. He did well in identifying the "bad omens" seen by Cassius and in explaining their portentous prediction of the battle's outcome. I also pointed out famous phrases that derive from the play. Here ,we saw Cassius mention how his army "lies ready to give up the ghost",and we discussed what that idiom means in modern day conversation. We further examined how Brutus and Cassius bid each other "farewell" in the event they are killed in battle as well as the significance of Brutus' comment that the battle must "end the work the ides of March began." For homework read scene (iii) and answer the first two study guide questions.