Brutus says that "Caesar is ambitious." What does the ambition refer to?
What is Caesar's wish to become king.
200
This is a metaphor.
What is a comparison not using "like" or "as" ?
200
This is enjambment.
What is the thought of one line of poetry continuing into the next line?
200
Identify the speaker: "Ay, do you fear it? Then must I think you would not have it so?"
Who is Cassius?
200
This person is the leader among the consirators.
Who is Brutus?
200
Brutus rationalizes his participation in the murder of Caesar by comparing Caesar to this.
What is a snake in an egg that is about to hatch (and must therefore be killed)?
300
This is anaphora.
What is repetition of key words or phrases?
300
This is situational irony. Give an example from the play.
What is an event taking place where one would not expect it to happen? What is Ceasar's being murdered in Pompey's Porch?
300
"Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant
never taste of death but once."
Who is Caesar?
300
This is Caesar's most loyal friend.
Who is Antony?
300
True or False: Caesar died of a broken heart.
What is true?
400
This is media res.
What is the plot beginning in the middle of action ?
400
This is an aside. Given an example from the play.
What is an actor speaking out loud, to him/herself while other actors are on stage. What is Brutus' lamenting that not all "likes" are the same when they share a glass of wine with Caesar?
400
"Dwelll I but in the suburbs of your heart?"
Who is Portia?
400
This is Brutus' wife.
Who is Portia?
400
Calpurnia's dream of a Ceasar's statue spouting blood is an example of this literary device.
What is foreshadowing?
500
This is dramatic irony. Give an example from the play.
What is the members of the audience knowing something that a person on stage does not? What is Artemedorus thinking that his petition to save Caesar will be successful? (or other example)
500
This occurs when the weather mirrors the events/mood of the plot.
What is pathetic fallacy?
500
"Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!"
Who is Cinna?
500
This is conspirator re-interpreted Calpurnia's dream.
Who is Decius?
500
Finish the next line in this speech. He was my friend, faithful and just to me. But Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man.
What is: "He hath brought many captives home to Rome.