Quotes
Characters
Scene 1
Scenes 2 and 3
Scene 4
100
"The only way is to kill Caesar. I have no personal reason to strike at him—only the best interest of the people. He wants to be crowned. The question is, how would being king change him? Evil can come from good, just as poisonous snakes tend to come out into the open on bright sunny days—which means we have to walk carefully. If we crown him, I have to admit we’d be giving him the power to do damage."
Who is Brutus?
100
Brutus' servant.
Who is Lucius?
100
This is Brutus' feelings throughout this scene.
What is his doubtfulness in killing Caesar?
100
This is what happened in Calphurnia's dream.
What is a statue of Caesar spewed blood and the people of Rome washed their hands in it?
100

The wife of this person is more persistent.

Who is Portia?

200
"There isn’t one of them who doesn’t admire you, and each one of them wishes you had as high an opinion of yourself as every noble Roman has of you."
Who is Cassius?
200
He was considered to be added to the conspiracy, but Brutus shot down the idea.
Who is Cicero?
200

This is the setting and mood of the passage.

What is late at night, stormy, and fearful (tempest)?

200

This is why Caesar insists on leaving the house.

What is if the gods have death in his plans, then that is his fate. He also does not fear death?

200

These are the instructions that Portia gives to Lucius.

What is take this note to Caesar and spy on him and what he is doing?

300
"No, let’s not swear an oath. If the sad faces of our fellow men, the suffering of our own souls, and the corruption of the present time aren’t enough to motivate us, let’s break it off now and each of us go back to bed."
Who is Brutus?
300

Get Caesar to the Capitol.

Who are the conspirators and Marc Anthony?

300

This is why Brutus says that Antony should be NOT be killed.

What is Antony is powerless without Caesar (the most he can do is kill himself afterward)?

300

This is the reason that the priests tell Caesar that he should not leave his house.

What is they were not able to find a heart in the sacrificed animal (a heartless beast is present)?

300
This is who Portia and Luciius run into and what he is doing.
What is the soothsayer who is on his way to the Capitol to warn Caesar again?
400
"Caesar, I never believed in omens, but now they frighten me. A servant told me the night-watchmen saw horrid sights too, but different ones from what we heard and saw."
Who is Calphurnia?
400
Protects Caesar by warning him.
Who is Artemidorus?
400
This is why Cassius WANTS to kill Antony.
What is Antony is a loyal follower of Caesar and he does not trust him?
400

This is how Decius convinces Caesar to leave his house.

What is he tells Caesar that the interpretation of the dream is a good omen?

400

This is, in your own words, what the soothsayer says he knows about Caesar's wellbeing to Portia.

What is you should trust my words that something bad will happen?

500
"I want you there and back again before I can even tell you what you should do there. Oh, let my determination keep me from speaking what is in my heart! I have a man’s mind, but only a woman’s strength. How hard it is for women to keep secrets!"
Who is Portia?
500
He was taken prisoner by Caesar but pardoned, and so he wants revenge against Caesar
Who is Ligarius?
500

The main conspirators shown in Scene 1 (7).

Who are Brutus, Cassius, Decius, Mettullus, Casca, Cinna, Trebonius?

500
This is the irony in Caesar telling his men to stay close to him.
What is the men he is asking to protect him are the men plotting to kill him?
500

This is why Portia's statement, "How hard is it for women to keep a secret?"

What is she states that it's easy for women to keep secrets, but as soon as she can share the information she has, she tells her servant and doesn't keep the secret?

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