Vocabulary
This word means a prediction or warning of the future.
What is an omen?
This character warns Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March.”
Who is the Soothsayer?
These two men joined Octavius to form the Second Triumvirate
Who are Antony and Lepidus?
The turning point of the play is Caesar’s assassination.
What is the climax?
Shakespeare lived during the rule of this queen
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
A person who betrays a friend or cause.
What is a traitor?
Brutus joins the conspiracy because he fears Caesar may become this.
What is a tyrant/king?
Brutus and Cassius argue over this issue in Act 4
What is bribery or corruption?
Caesar ignores this warning and goes to the Senate anyway
What are the Ides of March?
Shakespeare’s plays were performed in this famous theater
What is the Globe Theatre?
A speech given by a single person on stage, revealing thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?
Antony turns the crowd against the conspirators with this type of speech.
What is a funeral speech/oration?
Caesar’s ghost appears to Brutus at this location
What is Sardis?
This character says, “Et tu, Brute?"
Who is Caesar?
Women were not allowed to do this in Shakespeare’s theater
What is act on stage?
Great respect and admiration for someone.
What is honor?
Cassius tricks Brutus by using these fake items.
What are forged letters?
Brutus dies by doing this after losing the battle
What is suicide/falling on his sword?
His speech begins with “Friends, Romans, countrymen…”
What is Antony’s funeral speech?
Shakespeare wrote during this cultural movement
What is the Renaissance
A feeling that something bad will happen.
What is foreboding?
Calpurnia dreams of this happening to Caesar before his death.
What is Caesar’s statue bleeding?
Antony calls Brutus “the noblest Roman of them all” because he acted for this reason
What is the honor/the good of Rome?
The main conflict of the play is between loyalty to a friend and loyalty to this.
What is Rome/the republic?
Most of Shakespeare’s audience enjoyed these kinds of dramatic events
What are sword fights, tragedy, and action scenes?