We studied the first soliloquy in the play delivered by Cassius, and discussed what the audience learns from the soliloquy i.e. that Cassius is manipulating Brutus to advance Cassius' own ambition . I discussed how this creates dramatic irony and reviewed the definition of dramatic irony. As Joshua had some difficulty comprehending the plot sequence , I then reviewed the critical segments and explained how to use the marginal annotations to glean the meaning of unfamiliar or difficult phrases and words . I further pointed out the many famous lines that appear in the first act of the play such as : "It was Greek to me.."Until then think of the world....and Men are sometimes masters of their fates." I explained that the reference to the "stars" connotes fate or destiny. We then worked on modifying some of Joshua's study guide answers based on class discussion.