Julius Caesar
What arguments does Decius use to change Caesar's mind about going to the Capitol?
Act 2. Scene 2.
Act 2. Scene 2.
Decius knows that Caesar loves flattery. Caesar maintains that Calpurnis had a bad dream about him going to the capitol. Decius is pretty sly. Decius replies that the dream was misinterpreted. The fountains of blood pouring from Caesar's body that Calpurnia saw reflected the new life Caesar is giving to Rome, not his death. Decius overwhelms Caesar's resistance by asking him if the Senate should dissolve until a better time when Calpurnia has more favorable dreams. Caesar tells Calpurnia that he was acting foolishly, and agrees to go to the Senate. Cassius and the other conspirators then arrive to accompany him to the Senate. Antony also appears and joins the group of men who then escort Caesar out of his house.