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What does "conflict" mean?
The struggle between opposing forces
Murdered in Egypt.
Pompey
The fortune teller's warning (exact quote)
"Beware the Ides of March"
________________ looks like a dangerous man.
Cassius
Cassius's job
Politician
List 2 ways Caesar is not physically fit
Can't swim, deaf in one ear
What do Cassius's anonymous letters to Brutus warn him about?
How dangerous Caesar has become
What are the 2 things we know Decius did as a conspirator in the story?
1. Convince Caesar to go to the senate meeting when he wanted to stay home
2. Direct him away from the philosopher
Who did Calpurnia go to for advice?
priests
Give an example of MAN vs SOCIETY from the story
Antony/Brutus fighting against the crowd's opinions of them at the funeral
What does Cassius realize as the senators enter the building?
Their plan is already known by all the other senators
What is it called when you suddenly realize something?
Epiphany
Name:
1. Who stabbed Caesar first
2. Where did he stab
3. Where did Brutus stab Caesar
1. Casca
2. Neck
3. Heart
We used "Lucifer" in class as an example of ________.
Hubris
When we go from the market place to the battlefield in Philippi, what is this a literary example of?
Prolepsis
"Caesar fell down dead at the foot of _________________ 's statue."
Pompey
What is Brutus's reply to Antony when he asks for an explanation?
βonly after he addresses the people of Rome.β
What did Brutus tell the crowd was his reason for killing Caesar?
He loved Caesar but he loved Rome more, Caesar was becoming too ambitious and would hurt the people
After he praised Caesar and reminded the crowd of what he did for them, what did Antony do?
lifted the covering off Caesarβs body and showed them the stab wounds
What were Antony's main goals when addressing the crowd?
Incite a riot, bring the conspirators to justice
What are the 5 things Calpurnia dreams about?
1.She dreamed he had been murdered
2.A whelping lioness in the streets
3.Dead men rising from graves
4.Shrieking ghosts
5.Statue spouting blood
How did Antony refer to Brutus and Cassius when addressing the crowd?
"honourable men"
What are the 5 things seen on the streets before Caesar is murdered?
1.Fire dropped out of the sky
2.A slave with a burning hand
3.A prowling lion
4.A screeching owl at noon
5.Men walking around, clothed in flames
What was the first thing the crowd did to start the riot?
Tore down pieces of wood to make a funeral pyre, then burned Caesar's body
Who were the 3 men who took over Rome after Caesar's death?
Antony
Octavius
Lepidus