Characterization
Paraphrase
Ethos/Pathos/logos
Motives
Motives
100
Who is characterized as weak and unhealthy by Cassius?
Julius Caesar
100
Beware the ides of March
Beware March 15
100
Gather around the corpse of Caesar.
Pathos
100
Why do Flavius and Marullus disrupt the parade?
They are angry that Pompey was murdered and they people are celebrating the murder.
100
Why do the conspirators want Brutus to join the conspiracy?
Because he is honorable and the people will think it was right to kill Caesar if Brutus goes along with it.
200
Who does Caesar call "lean and hungry" and suspicious?
Cassius
200
It's not that I loved Caesar less but that I loved Rome more.
ethos
200
Why does Caesar tell Calpurnia to stand near the racers?
It is believed that this will end her fertility problems.
200
Why does Cassius send anonymous letters to Brutus?
To flatter him and to persuade him into joining the conspiracy.
300
The crowds' reaction to the funeral speeches show that they are
easy to manipulate
300
"Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood"
The people who killed Caesar will pay.
300
Look here where the dagger ripped his cloak
pathos
300
Why don't the conspirators swear an oath?
Brutus believes that oaths are for bad or dishonorable deeds.
300
Why do the conspirators ask Caesar to allow Publius Cimber to return from exile?
They make this petition as a distraction so they can kill him.
400
Caesar's answers to the conspirators about the return of Publius Cimber from exile show that Caesar is
proud and arrogant
400
"When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; ambition should be made of sterner stuff."
Caesar cried right along with the poor citizens; if he's ambitious, he should be tougher than that.
400
Which character focused more on logos and ethos?
Brutus
400
Why does Cassius join the conspiracy?
He is jealous of Caesar
400
Why does Antony want to speak at the funeral?
To upset the citizens and start a revolt.
500
What do Antony's speeches reveal about his character?
He is clever
500
"Pardon me thou bleeding piece of earth, that I am meek and gentle with these butchers."
Forgive me, Caesar, for being kind to your murderers.
500
Which character focused more on pathos?
Antony
500
Why does Brutus join the conspiracy?
He believes it is for the good of Rome... for honor.
500
Why do the conspirators decide not to kill Antony?
Brutus believed that it would make them seem too bloody and turn the people against them.
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