Omens
Literary Terms
The Conspirators
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Random
100
Cassius says that a _____ was seen in the Capitol.
Lion
100
Caesar is this type of play. We know this means that the play will end unhappily?
What is a tragedy?
100
This conspirator was the first conspirator. He was able to convince Brutus to help him kill Caesar.
Who is Cassius?
100
This person said, "Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once."
Who is Julius Caesar.
100
The person who ruled Rome before Julius Caesar was this person.
Who is Pompey?
200
What unnatural sound is heard in the marketplace?
Owl/Nocturnal bird shrieking
200
Mark Antony's funeral speech was this type of speech.
What is a monologue?
200
This conspirator convinced Caesar to leave his house on the Ides of March.
Who is Decius?
200
This character said, 'The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar'
Who is Antony?
200
Instead of going to the ceremony where Caesar is offered the crown, Brutus stays behind to talk to this person.
Who is Cassius?
300
Calphurnia dreams that a ________ of Caesar was _________.
Statue/Bleeding
300
We find out that Antony, who is alone onstage, really plans to avenge Caesar's death.
What is a soliloquy?
300
This character distracts Caesar in the senate while the other characters prepare to kill him.
Who is Metellus
300
This character lamented, 'When beggars die, there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes?'
Who is Calpurnia?
300
Cassius persuades Brutus to join the conspiracy by doing this.
What is throwing letters through his open window?
400
Unlike Casca, Cassius is not afraid of this omen.
The major storm in Rome.
400
The decision about whether or not to kill Caesar is this type of conflict for Brutus.
What is an internal conflict
400
Portia is the wife of this conspirator.
Who is Brutus?
400
Which character said of Caesar, 'And therefore think him as a serpent's egg, Which hatched, would, as his kind, grow mischievous, And kill him in the shell.'
Who is Brutus?
400
Cassius brings up killing this person, however, Brutus is able to talk him out of it.
Who is Mark Antony?
500
____________ reported seeing __________________ running down the streets of Rome.
Ghastly women/men on fire
500
Two characters that are opposites, like Brutus and Cassius, are called this.
What are character foils?
500
This is the first conspirator to stab Caesar.
Who is Casca
500
"Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
Who is Cassius.
500
This person tried to stop Caesar's assassination by giving him a letter detailing the names of all of the conspirators.
Who is Artimidorus?
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