Plebians and Roman Customs
The Plebians are often characterized as being like lemmings - easily ________________.
What is manipulated?
The only problem with Antony making promises to the Plebians is this.
What is they are based on a lie?
"Beware the Ides of March!"
Who is the Soothsayer?
What is one thing both Queen Victoria I and Julius Caesar had in common?
What is they had no blood heir (child)?
What was the weather event that first foreshadowed something bad coming to Rome?
What is a severe thunderstorm?
During the Feast of Lupercal it was believed this would cure infertility.
Their friendship grew cold when one refused to launder bribes to pay for the other's legions.
Who are Cassius and Brutus?
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never tastes death but once."
Who is Julius Caesar?
Short of an heir, Julius Caesar selected this man to be his heir.
Who is Octavius?
This animal was seen running in the streets of Rome before March 15th.
What is a lion?
Antony quickly turned the Plebians to his side by sharing this information.
What is Caesar's will being generous to them in legacies?
What is leaving anonymous letters on his porch from "citizens"? (Actually written by Cassius)
"The fault dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves, that we are underlings."
Who is Cassius?
During the victory parade for Julius Caesar, this man offers him the crown three times.
Who is Marc Antony?
When the ghost of Julius Caesar visits Brutus he calls himself this.
What is "thine evil spirit"?
Following Antony's speech, the Plebians reacted by forming mobs and doing this.
What is burning down the conspirator's homes?
Before Philipi Brutus was visited by this apparition.
What is "thine evil spirit, Brutus" or the ghost of Julius Caesar?
"This was the noblest Roman of them all."
Who is Marc Antony?
This item is a symbol of royalty and appears in the play more than once.
What is a crown?
When Cassius first saw eagles in Philipi he took their presence be an omen of this outcome.
What is an omen of victory?
Antony intends to make good on his promises to the Plebians by doing this.
What is cutting off some legacies? (Killing people to redirect the inheritance to the Plebians)
When Decius comes to fetch Caesar to the Capitol he reinterprets the dream this way.
What is the people of Rome need you to lead, and you may never be offered the crown again?
"Most like a soldier, ordered honorably. So call the field to rest, and let's away to part the glories of this happy day."
Who is Octavius?
Titinius puts this item on Cassius's head while mourning him.
What is a laurel wreath?
When Cassius saw ravens, crows, and kites in Philipi, what did he take their presence to be an omen of?
What is defeat in war?