What is one superstition that we learn of during the Lupercal celebration?
Caesar and Calphurnia are barren and the only way to "heal" a barren woman is to have the runner touch her pregnant stomach.
100
Brutus does not want the conspirators to make an oath. Why?
Because Romans don't need to make pacts to one another. Their word is enough.
100
Who says, "Et tu, Brute?" What does it mean and what happens after it is said?
Caesar says it. It means "And you too Brutus?" Caesar had no idea that Brutus was a part of the conspiracy. These are Caesar's last words before he dies.
100
The ghost of whom shows up at the end of Act IV?
Caesar's
200
What does Antony offer Caesar three times in the marketplace?
A crown
200
Who does Caesar describe as having a "lean and hungry look" and basically doesn't trust?
Cassius
200
What does Calpurnia see in her dream? What is it about?
Blood spurting from Caesar's statue and men bathing from his blood. She was getting a vision of the conspiracy and the murder of Caesar.
200
What two main characters, who were on opposing perspectives (or teams), led the plebians (commoners) in several persuasive speeches after Caesar's death?
Brutus and Antony
200
What important information do we receive about Portia in Act IV?
She killed herself by swallowing hot coals
300
Who does Caesar defeat and at the beginning of the play?
Pompey
300
What does Cassius reveal in his soliloquy in Act 1? (What will he do to get Brutus apart of the conspiracy?)
He will write letters to Brutus in different types of handwriting pretending to be people of Rome that want Brutus to go against Caesar.
300
Who said to Caesar: "And he shall say you are not well today. Let me upon my knee prevail in this."
Calphurnia
300
Who is the first to stab Caesar? Who is the last to stab him?
Casca and then Brutus
300
How does Cassius die?
He asks his servant to use his sword (the same sword he used to kill Caesar) to kill him. He committed suicide.
400
Why does Caesar ignore Calpurnia’s warnings and still go tot the capitol?
Decius convinces him that Calpurnia has interpreted the dream and the omens incorrectly. Caesar is misled by his own ambition.
400
What is Brutus' inner conflict?
He loves Caesar but fears he will be a tyrant.
400
What was the result of the sacrifice the priests gave? What did they tell Caesar to do?
The priests could not find a heart in the beast and told Caesar to stay home.
400
What happens to Cinna, the poet, as he travels to Caesar's funeral?
He is killed by the rioting citizens because they initially thought he was Cinna the conspirator and even after they realize who he is, they still kill him out of anger.
400
What are the names of the men that make up the new triumvirate?
-Octavius
-Antony
-Lepidus
500
What rhetorical question does Brutus pose to the commoners in his speech to defend his assassination of Caesar?
- Did you want to become slaves then? (under Caesar's reign)
500
What are the two stories Cassius brings up about Caesar? What two physical weaknesses do we learn about Caesar?
-Caesar challenged Cassius to swim race and began to drown.
-Caesar got sick and cried out; Cassius called him a sick girl.
-Caesar is deaf in one ear.
-Caesar has epilepsy (the falling sickness).
500
What is an example of allusion that is said by Brutus about Caesar's power? What Biblical story does it remind you of?
Brutus describes Caesar's power as that of a serpent in an egg. He does not want it to unhatch. This might remind you of the Adam and Eve story where the serpent is deceptive and uses his power to corrupt.
500
What did Antony claim that Caesar left his citizens in his will?