Characters
Who is the powerful Roman leader warned to “Beware March 15th”?
Julius Caesar
What rhetorical appeal tries to convince an audience by using credibility, trust, or character?
Ethos
Which rhetorical appeal does Antony use when he shows Caesar’s wounded body to make the crowd feel sad and angry?
Pathos
What warning does the soothsayer give Caesar early in the play?
Beware March 15th
Who says: “You too, Brutus?”
Julius Caesar
Who struggles between loyalty to his friend and loyalty to Rome before joining the assassination plot?
Brutus
What rhetorical appeal persuades the audience through emotions such as sadness, anger, or excitement?
Pathos
When Brutus explains that he killed Caesar because he loved Rome more than Caesar, which rhetorical appeal is he mainly using to gain the crowd’s trust?
What object does Caesar refuse three times at the festival?
The crown
Who says: “Friends, Romans, countrymen, listen to me”?
Mark Antony
Who is jealous of Caesar’s power and helps convince others to join the conspiracy?
Cassius
What rhetorical appeal uses facts, evidence, and logical reasoning to persuade an audience?
Logos
When Antony repeats “Brutus is an honorable man” even though he means the opposite, what persuasive technique is he using?
Flattery
Where is Caesar assassinated?
The Senate/Capitol
Who says: “It’s not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”?
Brutus
Who begs Caesar not to go to the Senate after having frightening dreams and omens?
Calpurnia
What persuasive technique involves complimenting someone in order to gain favor or influence them?
Flattery
When Brutus asks the crowd, “Who here is so vile that would not love his country?” what persuasive technique is he using?
Rhetorical Question
Who gives the famous funeral speech beginning with “Friends, Romans, countrymen”?
Mark Antony
Who says: "I'm a coward to to see my best friend captured before my eyes."
Cassius
Who is Brutus’s wife that worries about his secretive behavior and and takes her own life by swallowing hot coals?
Portia
What persuasive technique asks a question without expecting an actual answer in order to make the audience think?
Rhetorical Question
When Cassius explains that Caesar is just a man and should not have more power than others, which rhetorical appeal is he mainly using?
Logos
What happens to Brutus at the end of the play?
He kills himself
Who says: "Oh Caesar, if you read this, you might still live; if not, then the Fates are working on the side of the traitors."
Artemidoris