Match the character with his or her actions in act 2. artemidorous 2. portia 3. calpurnia 4. decius 5. brutus a. has a dream in which caesar's head is spouting blood b. believes he can flatter caesar into coming to the senate c. compares caesar to a poisonous snake still in its shell d. writes to warn caesar not to trust the conspirators e. persuades her husband to tell her the secret that weighs on him

1. Artemidorous: d. Writes to warn Caesar not to trust the conspirators

2. Portia: e. Persuades her husband to tell her the secret that weighs on him

3. Calpurnia: a. Has a dream in which Caesar's head is spouting blood

4. Decius: b. Believes he can flatter Caesar into coming to the Senate

5. Brutus: c. Compares Caesar to a poisonous snake still in its shell

Explanation:

In William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar," Brutus compares Caesar to a serpent's egg, who will be a dangerous dictator when it comes out of the shell. Meanwhile, Brutus' wife Portia is worried about her husband and implores to know what is going on in his mind. Thus, even though Caesar's wife has nightmares as a premonition of her husband's death, Decius convinces Caesar to believe that he will be safe in the Senate. Finally, even Artemidorous writes a letter to Caesar to warn him against his murder; however, Caesar receives the note but does not read it.

overnment is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.