In Act 1 what does the soothsayer tell Julius Caesar
"Beware the Ides of March"
Artemidorus tries to hand Julius Caesar a what
A letter
Describe Calpurnia's dream from Act II scene II
Caesar's statue is pouring blood and lusty Romans bathe their hands in it.
How does Cassius die
He has his servant, Pindarus, kill him with his own sword.
How many times did Caesar turn down the crown?
3 times
Who is Lepidus?
The least important of the 2nd triumvirate.
In Act 5, how did Brutus die
Walking into a sword
The soothsayer yelling out to Caesar, "Beware the Ides of March", is a good example of
Foreshadowing
Caesar's Wife
Calpurnia
Who said it?: "not that I loved Caesar less, but /that I loved Rome more."
Brutus
First to stab Caesar.
Casca ("speak hands for me!"
Who said it?: “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once”
Caesar
Brutus' wife
Portia
In Act I, Marullus and Flavius accuse the commoners of
not being loyal (they go from celebrating Pompey to celebrating Caesar without a second thought)
Tragic heroes have a quality that brings them to their ultimate demise. What is Brutus' tragic flaw?
Being too nice and honorable
When he goes to scout, what information does Pindarus relay to Cassius in Act V?
That they are surrounded and Titinius has been taken.
What did Brutus say to the people at Caesar's funeral?
He told them the assassination was the only logical way to do the best thing for the people.
What is the point the killing of Cinna the poet?
It graphically shows the violent mood of the crowd
A speech that details the personal thoughts of a character is known as
a soliloquy
This is the character that holds the sword for Brutus to run on to at the end of Act V
Strato
Who said it?: "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears."
Antony
Give one thing that Decius tells Caesar to persuade him to go to the Senate on the Ides of March
the senators may think Caesar is weak and afraid if he does not go to the Capitol; Calpurnia's dream means that Caesar will bring new life to Rome; the Senate
In what act did Brutus join the conspiracy.
Act 2
How does Cassius describe Caesar?
weak and sickly
A side comment made to another character on stage that other characters are not supposed to hear is known as
aside
What happens to Caesar after he denies the crown?
Has a seizure
Act 4, who rises an army to stop the conspiracy's army
Antony
Who was Caesar's most loyal follower?
Antony
How did Pindarus play a role in Cassius' death?
He thought Titinius had gotten captured by the enemy and relayed the information to Cassius
In Act 3, name one of the people who take over after Julius gets killed
Octavius, Antony, Lepidus
Who convinced Julius Caesar to go to the senate on March 15
Decius
A long speech that is given in front of a crowd of people on stage is known as
a monologue
A play on words is known as
pun
What did Antony say to the people at the funeral in his now famous "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" speech?
He accuses the conspirators of treason and demands that they be put to death for Caesar's murder
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