Question

7 how do the wives, calpurnia and portia, affect the plot of act ii? calpurnia urges caesar to stay home due to her dream and the weird weather. portia is worried about brutus weird behavior, demands to know his secrets, prompting him to promise to tell her his plans. 8. click on each of the boxes below and create a timeline of the events for acts 1 and 2.

Explanation:

For question 7: Calpurnia's warnings create tension and delay Caesar's public appearance, adding conflict around his fate. Portia's insistence breaks Brutus' reserve, hinting at the conspiracy to the audience and showing Brutus' internal conflict between loyalty to his wife and his plot.

For question 8 (timeline of Julius Caesar Acts 1 and 2, ordered chronologically):

1. Act 1, Scene 1: The commoners celebrate Caesar's victory over Pompey; Flavius and Marullus remove decorations from Caesar's statues.
2. Act 1, Scene 2: Caesar is offered the crown three times (and refuses it); Cassius persuades Brutus to turn against Caesar; a soothsayer warns Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March."
3. Act 1, Scene 3: A violent storm rages in Rome; Cassius convinces Casca to join the conspiracy against Caesar.
4. Act 2, Scene 1: Brutus decides to join the conspiracy; the conspirators meet at Brutus' house to plan Caesar's assassination.
5. Act 2, Scene 2: Calpurnia has a nightmare of Caesar's murder and begs him to stay home; Decius Brutus convinces Caesar to go to the Senate.
6. Act 2, Scene 3: Artemidorus writes a letter warning Caesar of the conspiracy.
7. Act 2, Scene 4: Portia is anxious about Brutus and the conspiracy; she sends Lucius to the Senate to check on Brutus.

Answer:

1. Calpurnia's dream and pleas create a last-minute barrier to Caesar going to the Senate, raising stakes around his impending death. Portia's demand to know Brutus' secrets forces him to acknowledge his plot, revealing his internal conflict and foreshadowing the conspiracy's eventual exposure.
2. (Chronological timeline events for Acts 1 and 2, to be placed in the timeline boxes left to right/top to bottom):
3. Act 1, Scene 1: Commoners celebrate Caesar; Flavius/Marullus remove Caesar's decorations.
4. Act 1, Scene 2: Caesar is offered the crown; Cassius recruits Brutus; soothsayer warns Caesar.
5. Act 1, Scene 3: Storm hits Rome; Cassius recruits Casca to the conspiracy.
6. Act 2, Scene 1: Brutus joins the conspiracy; conspirators meet to plan assassination.
7. Act 2, Scene 2: Calpurnia begs Caesar to stay home; Decius convinces him to go.
8. Act 2, Scene 3: Artemidorus writes a warning letter to Caesar.
9. Act 2, Scene 4: Portia worries about Brutus and sends Lucius to the Senate.