The reason for Julius Caesar's death is illustrated by this theme.
Ambition leads to corruption
100
I struggled with the decision to assassinate Caesar.
Brutus.
100
The Soothsayer gave Caesar this warning.
"Beware the ides of March"
100
I am constant as the North star.
Simile.
100
This is a sign that something bad is about to happen. An example of this is Caesar's ghost appearing.
Omen.
200
This theme was evident in Act II, Scene II when Caesar denied the crown three times, but was reluctant to let go of it.
Private vs. public perception
200
I was the mastermind behind the conspiracy.
Cassius.
200
This was Caesar's final words.
"Et tu Brute." "Even you, Brutus?"
200
This symbol in Julius Caesar is illustrated through Portia's death Act IV, Scene III and Casca's visions in Act I, Scene III.
Fire.
200
This character called Brutus the "noblest Roman of them all"
Antony.
300
When Caesar says, "Seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come” is an example of this theme.
Fate vs. free will
300
I committed suicide by swallowing fire.
Portia.
300
Marc Antony repeated these lines in his speech to the Romans to discredit Brutus's actions.
"Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man"?
300
An example of foreshadowing in Act II, Scene II.
Calpurnia's dreams.
300
This character was killed by the angry mob immediately following Marc Antony's speech in Act III, Scene III.
Cinna the poet.
400
The cause of death for Cassius and Titinius are examples of this theme.
Ambition leads to corruption
400
We were angry at the people of Rome for celebrating Caesars triumph over Pompey.
Flavius and Marullus.
400
In Act III, Scene II Brutus gives this reason for assassinating Caesar.
"Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more"
400
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.”
Simile.
400
The conspirators ask this of Caesar before they kill him in Act III, Scene I.
The pardon of Metellus Cimber.
500
When Cassius says, "...the fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are
underlings..." he is illustrating this theme.
Fate vs. free will
500
I was the first to stab Caesar.
Casca.
500
In Act I, Scene II Julius Caesar becomes suspicious of Cassius and says this.
"Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous"
500
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.
Metaphor.
500
Caesar responded by saying this after Artemidorus approached him with a letter warning him of the conspiracy.
"What concerns Caesar himself shall wait until the last"