Act 1
Who tells Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March"?
Soothsayer
Where do the conspirators and Brutus meet to talk about the plan?
Brutus' house
Who Stabs Caesar last?
Brutus
Who visits Brutus when he is alone in his tent?
Caesar's Ghost
What does Ambitious mean?
Power hungry
Who did the conspirators need on their side for their plan to work?
Brutus
How did the men convince Brutus to join their plan?
They placed/threw scrolls into places he would find, describing ho bad Caesar was/could become.
Who gives Caesar's funeral speech?
Mark Antony
Who is Brutus and Cassius planning to fight?
Antony and Octavius
Who was Caesar's wife?
Calpurnia
Who was the one that came up with the plan to kill Caesar?
Cassius
“Let’s be sacrifices, but not butchers.”
What does this mean?
We should only kill who we need to, not everyone.
(Or similar answer)
"Et tu Brutue?"
Who says this?
What does it mean?
Caesar
You too Brutus? (And you Brutus?)
What does Brutus decide on the location of the fight?
They would not wait for Antony's army, instead he would take his army to them
Who is the first one to stab Caesar?
Casca
"That was Greek to me"
What does this mean?
I did not understand
Why was Caesar not going to go to the Senate House?
His wife had a dream that he would die
How does Antony react right after the killing?
Why?
He pretends to be friends with the Conspirators
Because he wants to be able to talk at the funeral
What happened to the conspirators at the end of the play?
Why did that happen?
They all died (suicided)
It as more honorable then the other option, to be paraded around Rome as a traitor.
Why was Brutus a complex character?
1. Respected Caesar (friend) but ended up killing him
2. Wanted to save Rome (to do a good thing) but committed Murder (did a bad thing)
How did Cassius try to make Caesar look weak, when talking to Brutus?
He told him of a story where Cassius had to save Caesar from drowning.
Why did Caesar decide to go to the senate house?
(3 specific reasons?)
Could be:
1. Decius told him the dream was actually a good dream (blood of enemies)
2. Decius said he would be seen a coward
3. Decius said they might not offer him the crown another time
4. Decius said his wife was overexaggerating
What were the main ideas of Mark Antony's Speech?
What are 3 things he wanted to do/achomplish in his speech?
1. trued to convince the citizens Brutus was not Noble
2. Use sarcasm to take down the conspirators
3. Read Caesar's will
4. Tell the citizen's Caesar was not ambitious
5. Get the citizens to turn on the conspirators.
What did Antony say about Brutus at the end of the play?
2 things (half points for one)
He was the most noble Roman
He was the only conspirator that did not do it out of jealousy
What were the three mistakes Brutus makes in the play?
1. killed Caesar without a good reason
2. Let Antony speak at the funeral
3. Not listen to Cassius' good military advice