Scene 1
Which three men are scheming together in Rome at the beginning of Scene 1?
Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus
Why does Brutus bring Cassius into their tent at the beginning of Scene 2?
He doesn't want their soldiers to see them fighting
Messala brings news to Brutus and Cassius that Antony/Octavius have done what in Rome?
Put to death 100 senators
"These many then shall die, their names are pricked"
Antony to Octavius and Lepidus
True or False: When Brutus asked Cassius for gold to help him pay for his portion of the army, Cassius sent it.
What kind of list are Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus constructing at the beginning of Scene 1?
A list of people to be killed
Name one of the several reasons why conflict arises between Brutus and Cassius in Scene 2?
Cassius supported a man who accepted bribes; Cassius accepted bribes himself; Cassius didn't give financial support to Brutus
What does Brutus ask Lucius to do before going to sleep?
To play him a lullaby
Do not talk of him
But as a property.
Antony to Octavius
True or False: Brutus would rather change his heart into coins than take it from peasants.
True
What does Antony think of Lepidus?
He thinks he'll be useful as a tool, but he's not that great
Why does Cassius feel like Brutus has wronged him?
He doesn't support a man Cassius supports (who has accepted bribes), making Cassius look bad.
What does Brutus think his/Cassius's army strategy should be?
To advance to Philippi and seek out the enemy
You have done that you should be sorry for.
There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats,
For I am armed strong in honesty
That they pass by me as the idle wind
Which I respect not.
Brutus to Cassius
Where did part of Cassius's army stay while he met with Brutus?
Sardis
Name one of the things Antony compares Lepidus to in Scene 1.
A donkey, a horse, property, etc.
What does Brutus compare himself to in order to demonstrate his relationship to anger to Cassius?
A flint
What apparition appears before Brutus at the end of Scene 3?
Caesar's ghost
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
Brutus to Cassius
Who wants to see Cassius and Brutus since he knows they have been fighting?
A poet
What is Lepidus sent out to do at the beginning of Scene 1?
He is sent to find Caesar's will
Name one of the following
A) How Portia dies
B) Why Portia dies
A) Swallowing hot coals
B) She dies by suicide after becoming distressed about Antony/Octavius levying forces and Brutus being absent
What does Caesar's ghost tell Brutus at the end of Scene 3?
That he will see him at Philippi
Who said the italicized part?
Why comest thou?
To tell thee thou shalt see me at Philippi.
Caesar's ghost to Brutus
Cassius says his heart is richer than...
Pluto's