Good friends, go in, and taste some wine with me;
I think the idea of "taste some wine with me" is a symbol a little for the death that may await caeser. He starts to expect to be dying and when he offers wine it may seem such as a last offering. It may symbolize the idea of a last goodbye or blood especially in the catholic belief comparing to Jesus in a sense where he offered the cup of wine and turned it into blood during the "Last supper" where this may be kind of the same idea
A woman well-reputed, Cato's daughter.AllusionCatoPortia's father, Cato, was a prominent nobleman, famous for his integrity. He fought with Pompey opposing Caesar's coming to power. But when their armies were defeated, he refused to become Caesar's prisoner like Brutus and Cassius. Instead, he chose what he considered the more honorable fate: suicide.AllusionCato[Click to see note.] PortiaIf that's true, then I should know this secret. I'll grant you I am a woman, but I'm the woman that Brutus chose for his wife, a woman well regarded, the daughter of the most honorable Cato. Do you think I'm no stronger than the average woman, given my father and husband? Tell me your secrets, I will not reveal them. I've proved myself to be loyal. Look, I've voluntarily wounded myself in the thigh. Can I endure that and not endure hearing my husband's secrets?
When first reading I had some idea it was a well man's daughter, but I had almost no clue who Cato was. Using the Allusion tab to help it was telling me about how he was a nobleman famous for his integrity. This allowed me to well just know who he was in the first place but two understand why they made a reference to Cato's daughter implying she is worry of a lot being a daughter to this nobleman.
Decius, well urged. I think it is not meet, Mark Antony, so well beloved of Caesar, Should outlive Caesar. We shall find of him A shrewd contriver; and, you know, his means, If he improve them, may well stretch so far As to annoy us all; which to prevent, Let Antony and Caesar fall together.
The word bubble on the left helped me understand this a whole lot more. When I first read it, it seemed that they really liked Antony and were going to try to get him on board with the plan but if he disagreed they'd kill him. When reading the further in context, they more feared him and were worried that if he were alive he'd know about the plan to kill caesar so if they were to kill caesar they have to kill Mark Antony too.
Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar
When reading this I didn't have any clue really to what it meant but using the side tab "Word Nerd" it allowed me to understand the word Whet. I orignally assumed it was put, but I learned its more as a "Sharpen a desire" to make more hungry for. I felt it helped me understand that he wasn't pur against caesar but he was ready to be against caesar and wanted to be.