First, think about Cicero’s speech In Catilinam II (second speech against Catiline). Why is this speech (and the whole Catiline episode) part of the “Fall of the Roman Republic” portion of this class? How do the speech and the conspiracy exemplify larger problems that the Republic is having?
Next, chose a portion of the speech that you enjoyed and either paraphrase it and tell me what’s happening, or read a SHORT quote from your portion and tell me how it fits into the larger narrative.