Scene 1 & 2
When act four, scene 1 begins, three men are ruling Rome as a triumvirate. Which of the following men is NOT part of the triumvirate?
Who is Cassius?
A situation, the expression of one's meaning, or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing
What is Irony ?
Brutus: Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself are much condemned to have an itching palm, to sell and mart your offices for gold to underservers.
Cassius: I an itching palm
What does itching palm mean?
Itching palm means to look for bribes
In the last three lines spoken by Brutus what best describes what the word sheath means?
"But, Lepidus, go you to Caesar's house. Fetch the will hither, and we shall determine. How to cut off some changes in legacies."
This characters character is shown to be suspicious and he wants to change the will, cheating others out of their fair share of Caesar's will.
Who is Anthony ?
A literary character that is intended to highlight attributes in another character through opposing traits
What is foil?
Cassius: Is it come to this?
Brutus: You say you are a better soldier ; Let it appear so. Make your vaunting true, and it shall please me well.
What is Brutus doing?
He is challenges Cassius to fight
Cassius gives reason why it's better for the enemy to be forced to march to and attack the armies of Cassius and Brutus.
Is this a reason or not a reason
Cassius and Brutus armies know how to fight better defensive positions
Not reason
"Let us do so; for we are at the stake and bayed about with many enemies; and some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, millions of mischiefs."
This character feels alarmed and suspicious
Who is Octavius?
When a character in a literary work speaks to an object, an idea, or someone who does not exist as if it is a living person.
What is an Apostrophe?
Why did Cassius give such a lengthy speech?
He wants sympathy for himself
Caesar's ghost tells Brutus they will meet again where?
Phillippi
How does this setting for scene 2 compare to the setting of the first three acts in the play?
1. It is similar in fashion, it contrasts the other settings, it is far away from Rome in a military world, it is civic minded in a public world
The scene contrasts the other settings and it is far away from Rome in a military World.
is the repetition of the same grammatical form in two or more parts of the sentence
What is Parallelism?
Which lines spoken by Brutus contains a metaphor?
A. There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats
B. By heaven, I had rather coin my heart and drop my blood for drachmas...
By heaven, I had rather coin my heart and drop my blood for drachmas
Which is the least likely reason Shakespeare would have included a ghost in the play?
The ghost personifies caesar and gives the audience a chance to cheer for Caesar
or
The ghost captivates and entertains the audience
The ghost Personifies Caesar and gives the audience a chance to cheer for Caesar
" Cassius, be content. Speak your griefs softly. I do not know you well. Before the eyes of both our armies here, let us not wrangle. Bid them move away. Then in my tent, Cassius, enlarge your griefs, And I will give you audience." The reason Brutus does not want the soldiers to hear he and cassius disagree with one another is because
It would be demeaning for military leaders to argue in front of their soldiers.
what is repetition?
" And here my naked breast; within, a heart Dearer than Pluto's Mine, richer than gold" Shakespeare is using or making
simile, allusion, sarcasm, writing a pun
making an allusion
The mood at the end of Act 4 can best be described as
a. Submission and indecision
B. Calm and peacefulnes
c. Trepidation and unease
C. Trepidation and unease