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What is Brutus' "tragic flaw?"

He believes the hype about his own nobility. 

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I struggled with the decision to assassinate Caesar.
Who is Brutus?
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The Soothsayer gave Caesar this warning.
What is "Beware the ides of March"?
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Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.

Antithesis or juxtaposition

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This is a sign that something bad is about to happen. An example of this is Caesar's ghost appearing.
What is an omen?
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Is Julius Caesar considered a tragedy or a history play?

Tragedy

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I was the mastermind behind the conspiracy.
Who is Cassius?
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This was Caesar's final words.
What is "Et tu Brute. Then fall Caesar"?
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This symbol in Julius Caesar is illustrated through Portia's death Act IV, Scene III and Casca's visions in Act I, Scene III.
What is fire?
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This character called Brutus the "noblest Roman of them all"
Who is Antony?
300

Cicero gave a speech in a foreign language. This has lead to a famous saying about not understanding something.

What is "it's Greek to me."

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I committed suicide by swallowing fire.
Who is Portia?
300
Marc Antony repeated these lines in his speech to the Romans to discredit Brutus's actions.
What is "Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honourable man"?
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An example of foreshadowing in Act II, Scene II.
What is Calpurnia's dreams?
300
This character was killed by the angry mob immediately following Marc Antony's speech in Act III, Scene III.
Who is Cinna the poet?
400

Three years ago, a famous production of Julius Caesar in NYC modeled the leader of Rome as this famous politician.

Who is Donald Trump?

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We were angry at the people of Rome for celebrating Caesars triumph over Pompey.
Who is Flavius and Marullus?
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In Act III, Scene II Brutus gives this reason for assassinating Caesar.
What is "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more"?
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In Act II, Scene 1 Brutus uses this literary device to describe Caesar: “And therefore think him as a serpents egg, which hatch’d would as his kind, grow mischievous and kill him in the shell.”
What is simile?
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The conspirators ask this of Caesar before they kill him in Act III, Scene I.
What is the pardon of Metellus Cimber?
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This most famous quote from the play became a title of a popular YA book by John Green.

What is  "The fault, dear Brutus is not in our stars, / But in ourselves"

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I was the first to stab Caesar.
Who is Casca?
500
In Act I, Scene II lns 189-192 Julius Caesar becomes suspicious of Cassius and says this.
What is "Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous" ?
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In Act II, Scene I lns 21-27 Shakespeare uses this literary device to compare a man climbing a ladder to a man receive great authority.
What is a metaphor?
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Caesar responded by saying this after Artemidorus approached him with a letter warning him of the conspiracy.
What is "what concerns Caesar himself shall wait until the last"?
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