Caesar has had a frightening dream. He initially agrees to stay home from the Senate at the request of his wife Calpurnia, but Decius Brutus convinces him that he misinterpreted the dream.
Caesar's servant who goes to tell the augurers to interpret the guts of sacrificed animals.
Caesar's wife desperately tries to convince him not to go to the Senate for fear he will die.
A senator and conspirator, Decius convinces Caesar that it will be safe for him to go to the Senate.
A senator and conspirator who arrives to accompany Caesar to the senate.
A senator and conspirator who arrives to accompany Caesar to the senate.
Caesar's young friend who wakes up early to accompany him to the Senate.
Caesar remarks on the stormy night and his wife’s bad dreams. He asks the priests to do an animal sacrifice to see what the future holds for him. Calpurnia enters and begs Caesar not to go to the senate that day, as she has a strong feeling he will be in danger because of a bad dream. Caesar insists that he is unafraid. The priests report that they found no heart in the sacrificed animal, which Caesar interprets as the gods rebuking any potential cowardice. Still, Calpurnia insists he stay home, and Caesar agrees, sending Mark Antony to explain to the senate that he is unwell.
Decius Brutus arrives and Caesar instructs him to announce to the rest of the senators that he will not come that day, simply because he doesn't want to. But Decius warns that the senators will mock Caesar, and offers a more favorable interpretation of Calpurnia’s dream. Caesar agrees to go to the Capitol, and several conspirators, along with Mark Antony, arrive to accompany him. Caesar invites them in for wine before they go.
