Explain why Act 3 Scene 2 of Julius Caesar is a pivitol episode in the play.

... Y10EN1: Shakespeare Coursework - Anton Leacock Explain why Act 3 Scene 2 of Julius Caesar is a pivitol episode in the play. In your answer, you should refer to * The main events leadeing up to, and following on from, this scene * The context and purposes of the speeches made by Brutus and Mark Anthony * The persuasive techniques they adopt to achieve their purposes * Who is more successful and why Act 3 Scene 2 is most deffinately a pivitol episode in the play. In this essay I will be explaining why that is the case. In the previous Scene, Act 3 Scene 1, Caesar refuses to read the Soothsayer's warning. He mocks the soothsayer by saying, "the ides of March are come." This turns out to be very foolish by Caesar as, not long after this mockery, Caesar is stabbed by a group of conspirators. After Caesar is murdered, Brutus allows Mark Anthony to address the crowd

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