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While conspiring to execute Caesar, Cassius suggests the conspirators should kill Antony because he is loyal to Caesar.  Brutus says in reply, "Let's be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius" (2.1.179).

Does Brutus see himself engaged in a noble act in service of Rome?  What is the line between sacrifice and butchery?

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Calpurnia is having nightmares about what is going to happen to Caesar on the ides of March. As a result of this, Caesar decides to sacrifice something to a priest for the priest to tell him his fate. Caesar understands how nothing can change if he is going to die on March 15th. For example Caesar said, “ The valiant never taste of death but once.Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,It seems to me most strange that men should fear,Seeing that death, a necessary end,Will come when it will come”(2.2.35-39). What does Caesar mean by the “taste” of death?

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Act 2
In his garden, Brutus is contemplating the thought of killing Caesar: "It must be by his death. And for my part I know no personal cause to spurn at him, but for the general. He would be crowned: How that might change his nature, there's the question" (2.1.10-14).

Here we can see Brutus' values fighting within him. He is contemplating if honor and the benefit of the people is more important than friendship and trust. In the end, his sense of honor is valued more than his loyalty.

Act 3
Caesar, along with Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Decius, Metellus, Trebonius, Cinna, Ligarius, Antony, and other senators, enter and give Caesar a letter saying it concerns him greatly: "What touches us ourself shall be last served" (3.1.8).

This gives us insight into Caesars character and shows how he considers his and the senators personal concerns as his last priority while the people take first priority.

Act 4
Antony is talking to Octavius and asking if he is reliable: "He shall bear them as an ass bears gold, to groan and sweat under the business, either led or driven" (4.1.24-26).

This shows how ever since Caesars death, Antony has been skeptical of everyone. He is more on guard and more paranoid ever since what happened to Caesar.

Act 5
Mark Antony and Octavius are talking about battle strategy and if they should attack first: "Mark Antony, shall we give sign of battle? No, Caesar, we will answer on their charge" (5.1.25-26).

Why is Antony calling Octavius Caesar? Does this mean Antony wants to be loyal to someone else? Or does he just want a new ruler that he trusts?

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Calphurnia was sleeping in her bed she was having nightmares about Caesar. In result, he sacrificed to learn his fate. Caesar said, "Nor heaven nor earth have been at peace tonight. Thrice hath Calphurnia in her sleep cried out, 'Help, ho, they murder Caesar!'"(2.2.1-3). This is making Caesar worry and reconsider what the blind man had said about the ides of March.
In this we see how much of a coward Caesar is. He is so focused on his own death he becomes paranoid about what people are theorizing. A real strong leader wouldn't listen to other people and he would just focus on leading his empire.

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Portia meets the Soothsayer and they talk about where Caesar has gone to. The Soothsayer says he saw Caesar leave around the ninth hour and hasn't seen him since. Afterwards, the Soothsayer goes onto say that he wants to aide Caesar to the throne. "That I have lady. If it will please to be so good to Caesar as to hear me, I shall beseech him to befriend himself" (2.4.32-34).

Is the Soothsayer attempting to trick Caesar into trusting himself by saying something like this? Why would he do something like this?

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Portia's sudden decision to leave her bed in bad health, makes Brutus question his own strength to stand up against Caesar.He believes that if his wife can gather the strength to leave the house with her illness, he can defeat Caesar and win the throne in Rome. Portia mentions that she feels as though Brutus has been acting strange recently, as though a person keeping a secret would. She tells him that, "I have made strong proof of my constancy, giving myself a voluntary wound here, in the thigh. Can I bear that with patience, and not my husband's secrets?" (2.1 322-325).

What does Portia mean by her "husbands secrets?" What secrets are Brutus keeping from his wife?

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After Caesar's wife Calphurnia wakes up from her sleep saying that Caesar has been killed. He orders his servant to have the priests make a sacrifice. Caesar states, "Go bid the priests do present sacrifice, and bring me their opinions of success "(2.2.5-6).

Why does Caesar want the priests to make a sacrifice only for himself? Is it because he is a coward or afraid of death? Why does it seem that Caesar just wants to hear good news that everything is fine?

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Brutus's wife, Portia, wakes up in the middle of the night just after Brutus wraps up the meeting with his co-conspirators. She confronts him about his strange behavior as of late, but he absolutely refuses to tell her anything. "'Dear my lord, make me acquainted with your cause of grief.' 'I am not well in health, and that is all.'" (2.1 275-277).

I wonder why Brutus doesn't trust Portia with information about his plans?

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After Cassius suggests killing Mark Antony as well as Caesar, Brutus says they shall not kill Antony. Brutus says that he wants to go about things nobly. He then says, "And for Mark Antony, think not of him, for he can do no more than Caesar's arm when Caesar's head is off" (2.1.194-196). Cassius then says, "Yet I fear him" (2.1.197).

Why does Cassius still fear Antony if he has no power without Caesar, and Brutus has assured Cassius of this?

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Caesar and Calphurnia are talking after Calphurnia's dream of Caesar dying. Caesar still wants to go but Calphurnia is trying to urge him to stay at home with her. She then says, "Do not go forth today. Call it in my fear that keeps you in the house" (2.2.54-55). As we know, Caesar does not listen to the warning given by his wife and he goes to the Senate House anyway.

Why did Caesar not listen to his wife's warning and proceed to the Senate House anyway even if she had a bad omen.

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Brutus read a letter found by Lucius that tells him to see and acknowledge the current state and future of Rome. He is said to do what he can in order to keep Caesar from bad decisions and leadership. After reading this letter, Brutus says, "O Rome, I make thee promise, if the redress will follow, thou recievest thy full potential at the hand of Brutus" (2.1.59-61).

Brutus acts as if his opinions are fact and the only ones that matter. Does this letter that encourages Brutus' thinking cause him to feel more powerful and worthy than he is entitled to?

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Brutus gets a letter claiming that he was sleeping when Rome was going through a tough time. He reads the letter and is soon confronted by Caesar who also seems to believe that Brutus was guilty of sleeping while Rome was in trouble. Dose this make Brutus dislike Caesar more, did this just feed into his hatred for Caesar

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When the conspirators have gathered at Brutus' house, they are making decisions about their plan, and Cassius says, "'But what of Cicero? Shall we sound him? I think he will stand very strong with us'" (2.1 152-153). The other conspirators, except for Brutus, all agree to include Cicero. However, when Brutus makes an argument against including Cicero in their plan, they all immediately switch their opinions to agree with Brutus.

I wonder why the conspirators do and agree with whatever Brutus says, even if moments before they were fighting for the opposite viewpoint?

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ing that he was sleeping when Rome was going through a tough time. He reads the letter and is soon confronted by Caesar 

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When the conspirators finish their plan for Caesar, Brutus's wife, Portia, decides to come out of bed to see what is wrong with Brutus. She knows that something is wrong with him because he has been acting very strange lately. Portia states, "And yesterday night at supper you suddenly arose and walked about, musing and sighing, with your arms across, And when I asked you water the matter was, you stared upon me with ungentle looks" (2.1.67).

Does Portia know that her husband might become a murderer, along with some of his own friends? Will she agree with his choice once she knows about it?

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During the night, Caesar wanders the halls of his house and is kept awake by his wife's calls. Caesar then says, "Nor heaven nor earth have been at peace tonight. Thrice hath Calphurnia in her sleep cried out 'Help ho, they murder Caesar!' - Who's within?" (2.2.1-3).

This is now twice that Caesar has received some sort of warning; first the ides of March from the soothsayer and now the murder from his own wife. Why doesn't Caesar take these warnings as seriously has he should? Does he just not believe them or does he think that he's "immortal"?

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Brutus discusses what would happen if he lets Caesar live, and questions whether or not he would use his power for good or for bad. This shows that he is a thoughtful man, who considers the weight of his actions, "I know no personal cause to spurn at him, but for the general. He would be crowned: How that might change his nature, there's the question."(2.1.11-14)

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Brutus's wife Portia comes out of bed to see what was wrong with Brutus after the conspirators finished with their plan for Caesar. Brutus has been acting weird lately so Portia knows that something is wrong even though Brutus won't tell her anything. In the book Portia says, "And yesterday night at supper you suddenly arose and walked about, musing and sighing, with your arms across, And when I asked you water the matter was, you stared upon me with ungentle looks" (2.1.67).

Does Portia suspect something from Brutus? Will she support him or his choice when she finds out?

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The conspirators against Caesar meet for the first time at Brutus's house. Cassius wants the group to swear their resolution but Brutus says, "No not an oath. If not the face of men, the sufferance of our souls, the time's abuse - if these be motives weak, break off bedtimes, and every man hence to his idle bed" (Shakespeare 2.1.125-128). Is Brutus making sure the other conspirators are resolute? Why did Cassius want to swear an oath in the first place? Was it so honorable Brutus would not back out of his decision?

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Portia finds Brutus awake in the night and becomes worried, but when she asks Brutus about it he only tells her that he is just not feeling very well. She does not really believe him. "I am not well in health, and that is all. 'Brutus is wise and, were he not in health, he would embrace the means to come by it.' Why so I do. Good Portia, go to bed. 'Is Brutus sick and is it physical'" (2.1.277-281). Brutus must be aware that Portia is so worried about him, why doesn't he just say that he is thinking about work but not be specific, so she doesn't worry? It seems counterproductive since she must know that something more is happening.

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Portia, Caesar's wife, begs Caesar to stay home for the day, for she is scared for her husband's life because of the dream she had about his death. Yet, even though Caesar decided to stay home for the day, he refused to make up excuses to explain his absence in the Senators House. "Shall Caesar send a lie? Have I in conquest stretched mine arm so far, to be afeard to tell graybeards the truth? Decius, go tell them Caesar will not come" (2.2.70-73). Cesar's pride does not want to succumb to fear, he asserted his power by speaking disrespectfully about the Senate, which later costs him his life.

Does Caesar have a brutally honest personality? Or is this a sign of his stuck-up pride?

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At night, Caesar's wife keeps screaming in her sleep and it keeps him awake. When she screams, he says,  "Nor heaven nor earth have been at peace tonight. Thrice hath Calphurnia in her sleep cried out 'Help ho, they murder Caesar!' - Who's within?" (2.2.1-3). Caesar has already been warned by a soothsayer, which he didn't believe, and now his wife is saying it in her sleep. There is no way that any man in his right mind could ignore this. Does Caesar actually thinks that he is a god and cannot die or is he just extremely proud to listen to what other people are saying?

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When Brutus and Cassius were having a conversation, Cassius accuses Brutus of not caring for him anymore and wanted Antony and Octavius to kill him. Cassius hands him his dagger and says, “Strike as thou didst at Caesar; for I know / When though didst hate him worst, thou loved’st him better / Than ever thou loved’st Cassius” (4.2.159–161). I noticed that Cassius seems as though nothing is good for him when it comes to Brutus. Why does Cassius accusing Brutus of loving Caesar more when he had just murdered him and is on Cassius's side?