Literary Devices
Speeches
What was Said
Characters
General Knowledge
100

When the audience knows something the characters do not

What is dramatic irony

100
Antony claims that he is refusing to read Caesar’s will to the crowd because it a. proves that Brutus is an honorable man b. will make the crowd angry that Caesar is dead c. includes information about Caesar’s ambition d. praises Caesar’s accomplishments as a leader.
What is letter b
100
Who Said “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;/I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him./The evil men do lives after them. The good is oft interred with their bones.”
Who is Mark Antony
100
Once a close friend of Caesar’s and a conspirator
Who was Brutus
100
How does Brutus die?
What is he jumps onto his own sword.
200

When a character says one thing, but means another

What is verbal irony

200
What is an important effect of Brutus’ death in Act V, Scene v? a. Antony surrenders b. Cassius is deemed the hero of the battle c. Brutus’ army is chased away d. Antony recognizes Brutus as noble and virtuous
What is letter d
200
Who Said “Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;/He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.”
Who is Julius Caesar
200
Murdered by Cassius and the other conspirators
Who was Julius Caesar
200

This is Antony's opinion of Lepidus

What is a person who is only fit to do errands. 

300
A line delivered for the audience to hear but not the other characters on stage is called a(n)
What is an aside
300
In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, which of the following is a source of conflict between Cassius and Brutus? a. Brutus believes that Cassius has taken bribes. b. Brutus regrets the murder of Caesar. c. Cassius believes that Portia has died in a strange way. d. Antony blames both Brutus and Cassius for Caesar’s death.
What is letter a
300
Who Said “Et tu Brute? Then fall Caesar.”
Who is Julius Caesar
300
Friend of Caesar, senator, and skilled orator (speaker)
Who is Mark Antony
300
What is Brutus' motivation for joining the conspiracy?
What is he believes it is what is best for Rome
400

A character who has the opposite traits of another character

What is a foil

400
In Act III, Scene ii of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, why does Antony point to the wounds on Caesar’s body and the tears in his cloak and identify whose dagger made each one? a. It shows that Antony saw the murder and knows who is responsible. b. It increases Antony’s credibility with the crowd. c. It emphasizes the treachery involved and makes each conspirator personally responsible for Caesar’s death. d. He is so horrified by the crime that he can’t help exclaiming over it.
What is letter c
400

Who said, "Let slip the dogs of war"?

Antony

400
Great-nephew of Caesar and member of the triumvirate
Who is Octavius Caesar
400

Cassius uses what trick to get Brutus to join the conspiracy?

He forges letters from supposed Roman citizens and leaves them in places Brutus will find them.

500

The following quote is what type of figurative language? “She dreamt tonight  she saw my statue, / Which, like a fountain with an hundred spouts, / Did run pure blood, and many lusty Romans / Came smiling and did bathe their hands in it.”

What is foreshadowing

500

Brutus does not agree with Cassius' ideas to kill Antony.

What are 

1. it  will seem to bloody/like a slaughter

2. Antony is not a threat once Caesar is dead.

500

He said Brutus "was the noblest Roman of them all".

Who is Antony

500
Says, “Beware the Ides of March.”
Who is the soothsayer
500

The story that Brutus tells Cassius to show that Caesar is just a man.

Cassius rescued Caesar from drowning

OR

Caesar had a seizure while in Spain

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