What is the setting? What is being celebrated?
A street in Rome. The return of Caesar from his defeat of Pompey
What does Caesar tell Antony to do to Calpurnia and why?
He tells Antony to touch her during the Feast of Lupercal celebration because it was thought that this made a woman fertile.
Who said "Beware the Ides of March"?
The soothsayer. Scene 2
Who are Marullus and Flavius?
They are public officials who are against celebrating Caesar’s victory.
What is a soothsayer?
A soothsayer is one that predicts the future.
What does Brutus think of Caesar’s rise to power?
Brutus likes Caesar but would not like him to rise to power.
Who claims that they will commit suicide if Caesar becomes king in Rome?
Cassius
Who said: "For I believe they are portentous things Unto the climate that they point upon."
Casca
What else do Marullus and Flavius do to further hinder the celebration of Caesar’s victory?
They disrobe all the images that have decorations in his honor.
In Cassius' story, who's idea was it to swim in the Tiber?
Caesar's
What 4 unusual events occur during the storm?
There is a slave with his hand on fire but he is unharmed. There is a lion that does not bother anyone. There is a group of women who claim to have seen men running up and down the street on fire. There is a “night bird” (screech owl=bad luck) during the day in the marketplace.
Who said: “You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things! O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome, knew you not Pompey?”
Marullus
Who do Flavius and Marullus lose their temper with?
The Cobbler
How does Caesar describe Cassius?
Lean, hungry, and dangerous