Characters
Which two tribunes scold the commoners for celebrating Caesar’s triumph?
Who is Marullus and Flavius?
A comment made by a character that the audience hears but other characters do not
What is an aside?
Where does most of the play take place?
What is Rome?
What is Casca afraid of in Act 1?
What is various supernatural events?
Decius tells Caesar that if he doesn't go to the capital, what may happen?
What is the Senators may change their minds about giving him a crown?
Who is Julius Caesar’s wife that has prophetic dreams warning him not to go to the Senate?
Who is Calpurnia?
A type of monologe in which the character speaking to themselves in order to reveal their inner thoughts to the audience.
What is a soliloquy?
Why do the conspirators want Caesar dead?
What is they fear he will become a tyrant?
What is the social conflict Portia is facing?
What is society vs. her gender?
On what date will Caesar be assassinated?
What is the Ideas of March?
Who warns Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March”?
Who is the Soothsayer?
A noble character whose downfall is caused by a personal flaw
What is a tragic hero?
What does Portia do to show her strength?
Who is Caesar in conflict with—his enemies or his friends?
What is his friends?
What is a person who secretly plans a crime or wrongdoing?
What is a conspirator?
Who is the main instigator of the conspiracy and manipulates Brutus into joining?
Who is Cassius?
A line of poetry with five iambs (ten syllables total)
What is iambic pentameter?
How do the conspirators secretly influence Brutus to join their cause?
What is Brutus finds forged letters meant to look like they are from Roman citizens?
What inner conflict does Brutus struggle with?
What is loyalty to Caesar vs loyalty to Rome?
Who is the servant who delivers messages between Brutus and Portia?
Who is Lucius?
Who will hand a letter to Caesar, warning him not to trust the conspirators?
Who is Artemidorus?
A poetic foot with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
What is an iamb?
Why does Caesar ultimately decide to go to the Senate despite many warnings?
What is Decius convinces him the omens and Calpurnia’s dream were misunderstood?
Who does Cassius think will be an adversary or foe to the conspirators after the assassination of Caesar?
Who is Mark Antony?
What does ambition mean, as it is used in the play?
What is a strong desire for power or success?