Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
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The tribunes are angry that the working class citizens of Rome gather to celebrate Caesar’s victory
What is the tribunes Flavius and Marullus so upset at the opening of the play?
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Portia cuts herself in the thigh and suffers the pain of both the wound and the infection it causes in silence.
What is Portia prove she is worthy to hear the plans of her husband, Brutus?
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The conspirators gather around Caesar and he sees his trusted friend Brutus among them. Stunned that Brutus is among his assassins, Caesar cries out, "and you too, Brutus?" This famous line is important because it sets Brutus apart from the other conspirators. There is no doubt that Brutus's self-serving and ambitious accomplices have committed an indefensible act, but with Caesar's final utterance we recognize that the self-sacrificing and noble Brutus has perpetrated the same heinous crime – his motivation is rendered immaterial. For this moment, Brutus the idealist becomes Brutus the murderer.
What is the significance of Caesar's dying words, "Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar!"?
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Was slain during a fight with Antonys men
What is young Cato?
100
From the assassination on, Antony is Brutus' enemy, partly because of Antony's affection for Caesar.
What is Antonys feeling about Brutus?
200
Caesar's triumph coincides with the feast of Luperca
What is the holiday are the Roman masses celebrating at the time of Caesar's return?
200
Cassius retires for the evening and Brutus calls two of his servants, Claudio and Varro, to stay with him through the night. The boys quickly fall asleep and Brutus starts to read. With the flicker of the candle Brutus's eyes are distracted upward, to see the ghost of Caesar standing beside him. The ghost tells Brutus that they will meet again at Philippi and vanishes.
What is the encounter between Brutus and Caesar's ghost?
200
lucilius tells them he is Brutus, and and offers them money to kill him.
What is lucilius tries to confuse the enemy troops.
300
As Caesar passes through the crowd the soothsayer cries out to him, warning him to "beware the ides of March."
What is Caesar's encounter with the soothsayer.
300
cover their hands in his blood and run down the streets.
What is Brutus telling the conspirators to do after killing Caesar?
300
he refuses to be the subject of Octavius
What is brutus wants to commit suicide
400
Cassius presents his best argument to convince Brutus to conspire with him to assassinate Caesar.
What is most significant about the meeting between Cassius and Brutus?
400
to speak at julius ceasers funeral.
What is the favor Antony asks of the conspirators?
400
Cassius knows that he too will soon be captured by Antony and Octavius, and will certainly be dragged through the streets of Rome in chains. He orders Pindarus to hold his sword while he impales his chest on the blade.
What is the reason Cassius dies?
500
Cassius fabricates a petition, pretending it is from the angry citizens demanding Caesar's removal, and he throws it in Brutus's window.
What is Cassius trick Brutus into joining the conspirators?
500
the angry mob kills him just for having the same name as a conspirator.
What is something that happens to cinna the poet
500
Antony's speech serves to restore Brutus to the position of tragic hero. Antony can see in Brutus the morality he does not himself possess - the capability to act selflessly for the common good. Brutus's pride and political naivety have led to his destruction, but his ideals are etched into the memory of his enemies.
What is significance of Antony's final speech, beginning with the line, "This was the noblest Roman of them all"
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