A military general in Rome, much loved by the people, who was killed by his friends
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Who was Cassius talking to in his speech?
Brutus
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What is a soliloquy?
A speech when a character is the only one on stage
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What did Antony read to the crowd?
Caesar's will
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What type of government did Rome have during the time of Caesar?
A republic
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Who was Brutus?
Caesar's kinda-friend, also in the military, one of the conspirators that killed him
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What was going on in the background during Cassius' speech?
A parade to celebrate Caesar's military victory
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What did Brutus find in his house that helped convince him to join with the conspirators?
Letters supposedly written by citizens of Rome worried about Caesar's growing power
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What rhetorical tactic did Antony use over and over that no one else used throughout the play?
Sarcasm
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What was the group of men elected to lead Rome called?
the Senate
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Who was Antony?
Caesar's good friend who didn't know about the conspiracy to kill him and gave a speech after his death
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What was the purpose of Cassius' speech?
To convince Brutus that Caesar is ambitious and needs to die
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DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!!!! Decide how many points your team wants to wager.
Q: What was the purpose of: Brutus' soliloquy, and his speech at Caesar's funeral?
A: Brutus' soliloquy: to convince himself (and the audience) that Caesar needed to die
Brutus' funeral speech: to convince the crowd of Romans that Caesar was ambitious and needed to die for the good of Rome
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What was the purpose of Antony's speech at the funeral?
To convince the crowd that Brutus and the rest of the conspirators were wrong to kill Caesar and that he wasn't truly ambitious
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Who is the "noblest Roman of all", according to Antony?
Brutus
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Who was Octavius?
Caesar's adopted son and successor
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What was the name of the feast day on which Cassius gave his speech?
Lupercal
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What did Brutus decide was Caesar's "fatal flaw"?
His ambition
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What were the contents of Caesar's will?
He gave money to every Roman citizen, and opened his private gardens to the public
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Name at least three times that Caesar was warned about his impending doom.
Must include three of: the Soothsayer at the parade, his wife's dreams, the Soothsayer on his way to the Senate, the man who handed him the letter
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Who was Casca?
One of the main conspirators
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According to Cassius, why are he and Brutus below Caesar?
It's their own fault, through their own weakness that they allowed Caesar to rise above them -- it is NOT fate or "in the stars"
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Why was Brutus okay with killing Caesar?
He truly believed it was for the good of Rome
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What happened after Antony was done speaking?
The crowd rushed to drive Brutus and Cassius from the city
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Who formed the "triumvirate" to rule Rome after Caesar's death?