Act IV Scene I:
Why is Marc Antony hesitant to include Lepidus in his plan to overthrow the conspirators and rise to power in Rome?
What are Brutus and Cassius currently doing? What do Marc Antony and Octavius plan to do?

Act IV Scene II:
In Act IV, the focus of the play changes from the plot against to the battle for power between / and /. This signifies a turning point in the action of the play. All blanks are the names of characters.
Which two characters are shown to have conflict in this scene?
Why do the two characters choose to not argue in front of their armies?

Act IV Scene III:
Why were the two characters mad at each other? You must answer for both characters.
Why does Brutus disagree with Cassius about how friends should treat each other? What does he believe that Cassius does not?
What character fault do both Cassius and Brutus recognize in themselves as they resolve their conflict?
Why and how does Portia kill herself?
Why does Cassius believe that it would be better to let Marc Antony’s army come to them, instead of going and meeting them in Philippi?
Why does Brutus believe that it is wiser for them to go meet Marc Antony’s army in Philippi?
Why does Caesar’s ghost appear in Brutus’s tent in the middle of the night?