Decline of Roman Republic
Name one member of the FIRST Triumvirate
Julius Caesar, Crassus, Pompey
Where was William Shakespeare from? (country)
England / Britain
What is the man called who tells the fortunes of Cleopatra's servants?
the soothsayer
Who does Antony agree to marry to prove his devotion to the Triumvirate?
Octavia OR Caesar's sister
Who says, "Forgive my fearful sails! I little thought you would have followed."
Cleopatra
Name one member of the SECOND Triumvirate
Antony, Octavian Caesar, Lepidus
Around what year was the play written? (within 10 years!) Include B.C. or A.D.
1600 A.D.
What is Antony's first wife's name?
Fulvia
Who says, "Go to, then. Your considerate stone."
Enobarbus
How do Caesar and Lepidus break the treaty with Pompey?
They attack him.
What general made the Roman army a "professional" army, more loyal to the general than to the State?
Marius
Around what year is the beginning of the play set? Include A.D. or B.C.
40 B.C.
What is the name of the enemy of the Triumvirate as the play opens?
Pompey
The mention of "Venus" and "Nereides" in the description of Cleopatra coming down the river in a barge are examples of what literary device?
Allusion
Who does Scarus say is like a "doting mallard"?
Antony
What general conducted the "Reign of Terror", killing all those who opposed him in Rome?
Sulla
What Hellenistic Kingdom's rulers was Cleopatra descended from?
Ptolemaic (or Ptolemy)
After he has left Egypt for Rome,what does Antony send to Cleopatra as a gift?
A pearl
What does Menas, Pompey's attendant, suggest that they do when the Triumvirate is on his ship having a feast?
Kill the Triumvirate.
Why does Cleopatra now say that the messenger is good at his job, whereas before she almost killed him when he reported that Antony is married?
Which division of aristocrats were known to "favor the people", using the people's assembly to break down power of the nobiles?
Populares
From what book did Shakespeare get most of his information about Antony and Cleopatra from? (2 choices). Need author and book title.
Thomas North's Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans OR Plutarch's Lives
Who says, "A Roman thought hath struck him", and who is "him"?
Cleopatra; Antony
What is an anachronism and what is an example of an anachronism in this Act?
something that is misplaced/outside of its historical context; billiards
This Act tells of what famous Battle in 31 B.C.? AND where is this place located? (country)
Actium; Greece