Background
What is Caesar's first name?
Julius
A conflict is an argument or struggle
Internal- Brutus' decision to remain loyal or not
External- the weather
Character who wishes to become pregnant
Calphurnia
The first act is the feast of Lupercal. Why is this being held?
Fertility
How many times did the crowd shout, and why were they shouting?
They shouted three times as Caesar was being offered the crown and refusing.
T/F: Caesar was part of a triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey
True
Give an example of irony within the first act (any type)
We expect Caesar to take the crown, but he didn't.
We know that Cassius wrote the letters to Brutus.
Gave Caesar a warning about March 15th
Soothsayer
What does Caesar ask Antony to do during the race?
To touch his wife, Calphurnia
Give an example of dramatic irony in the first act.
We know that Cassius is writing the letters to Brutus.
Which member of the triumvirate was married to Caesar's daughter?
Pompey
"What trade, thou knave? Thou naughty knave, what trade?"
What did Murellus mean by this statement? What is a knave?
He was asking the cobbler what profession he was in since he wasn't dressed as one.
Caesar says that this man has a dangerous look and cannot be trusted.
Cassius
What was Caesar's reaction to the Soothsayer?
He ignored him/he thought he was crazy
What did the plebians have to wear to the feast of Lupercal?
Holiday clothes (nice) or clothes of their trade
T/F: Pompey married the daughter of Caesar's rival
True
Name the three omens from Act I that signify something bad is going to happen.
1-the soothsayer's warning
2-the animals' strange behavior
3-the bad weather
Whose idea was it to disrobe Caesar's statues?
Flavius
What does Cassius want Brutus to do?
Go against Caesar
What was the soothsayer's warning
Beware the ides of March
After defeating Pompey, why was Caesar afraid to return to Rome?
He was not sure how the people of Rome would react to Pompey's death
The allusion from Act I was that Cassius referenced the Trojan Hero Aeneas. This God was in charge of taking care of others, even carry his own father, literally. Why did Cassius make this reference?
He was showing that Caesar was weak when he went into the water and had to be pulled.
Who wrote the letters to Brutus, and who delivered them?
Cassius/Cinna
Cassius names three times that he felt Caesar was weak. Name one of them.
Saved him from drowning/had a fever and whined/dramatic
If Caesar is crowned tomorrow, what is Cassuis prepared to do?
Kill himself