Caesar
What are Caesar's Famous Last Words?
"Et Tu Brute?"
Who plants the letters for Brutus to find?
Cinna
Brutus choosing to kill Caesar for the love of Rome is an example of what theme?
Loyalty/ Betrayal
What does Portia demand of Brutus before he agrees to join the conspiracy?
Answers as to why he has been so stressed and distracted
Who are the three leaders of the Second Triumvirate?
- Calpurnia's dreams
- Soothsayer's prophecy
- Artemidorus' Letter
What do the conspirators ask of Caesar right before they kill him?
To bring Publius Cimber (Metellus' brother) out of exile
Mark Antony deciding who to have executed in secret after Caesar dies and fighting begins is an example of what theme?
Ambition
What happens to Flavius and Marullus?
They were put to death after they took decorations off of Caesar's statue
A list of people to be executed - many of their own relatives and allies
Who did Caesar defeat before the beginning of the play?
Pompey
Cassius
Both Mark Antony and Brutus's funeral speeches have examples of what theme?
Manipulation and Rhetoric
Pindarus
What does Mark Antony do to Lucilius after discovering that his men have not actually captured Brutus in battle and why?
What does the ghost of Caesar say to Brutus?
"To tell thee thou shalt see me again at Philippi"
How does the relationship between Cassius and Brutus change post-assassination?
There are cracks in the relationship and they begin to show how poorly equipped they are to be leaders.
The people trying to crown Caesar instead of keeping Rome a Republic is an example of what theme?
Political Turmoil
What news do we learn about Portia on the battlefield?
She killed herself out of sorrow.
Where is the final battle in which Brutus looses?
Philippi
Caesar becomes a fountain of blood that the Romans bathe in
How do Brutus AND Cassius die?
Brutus - Strato holds Brutus' sword while he runs onto it
Cassius - kills himself
Name an example of Manipulation and Rhetoric AFTER Mark Antony's funeral speech
- Mark Antony switching leadership styles
- Brutus fighting with Cassius because he refused to send money when he needed it
- Caesar's ghost as a vision of Brutus's internal manipulation
- Etc
What is the name of the Roman who pretends to be Brutus when he is captured, and why does he do this?
Lucilius so that the real Brutus is not captured and can continue fighting.
Who do all the conspirators want to rule instead of Caesar? Do they want anyone to rule?
They want Brutus to rule