Combined with the actions of Cassius, the soothsayer's warning suggests that...
Caesar will be overthrown and/or killed
100
What is Brutus' motivation for joining the conspiracy?
What is He wants to protect Rome against tyranny
100
List three omens that occur in Act 3.
What is
1-a man's hand is on fire but not burning
2- A lion in the town, which ignores the people
3- Owl in the daytime
100
What is Ethos
What is persuasion through credibility of the speaker (ethics)
100
Explain Calpurnia's dream
What is A statue of Caesar was spouting blood and the Roman's were washing their hands in it.
200
Why do Flavius and Marullus try to disrupt the festivities?
They resent the defeat and murder of Pompey
200
The fact that the reader, but not Caesar, knows that his "friends" plan to kill him makes Caesar appear...
a-vulnerable
b-foolish
c-dangerous
d-ambitious
What is foolish
200
What do the senators plan to do on the Ides of March?
What is give him a crown and make him king.
200
What is Pathos?
What is persuasion using emotion (emotional appeal)
200
What was Calpurnia's interpretation of her dream about Caesar?
What is that Caesar would be killed in the Capitol the next day
300
What do Flavius and Marellus do to the statues of Caesar?
They remove the decorations and ornaments.
300
The conspirators want Caesar to go to the Senate House so they can...
What is Kill him
300
How does Cassius plan to persuade Brutus?
What is send him letters
300
What is Logos?
What is persuasion using logic and facts
300
What was Decius' interpretation of Calpurnia's dream?
What is that Caesar would pump new blood into Rome and revive it and that the people would be excited to follow him.
400
What is the occupation of the man whom jokes with Marellus and Flavius?
What is a cobbler
400
What is Cassius trying to convince Brutus of in his speech in Act II?
To join the side of the rebellion against Caesar; to protect Rome by not supporting Caesar.
400
Is Cinna for or against Caesar?
What is against
400
Brutus' funeral speech was based more on logos, while Antony's funeral speech was based more on....
What is pathos
400
What is Rhetoric?
What is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
500
What is the name of the feast that is about to occur
What is the feast of Luprecal
500
Why does Caesar want his wife to touch Antony in the race?
Because it's supposed to allow her to have children
500
Why do you think that Cassius wants to stop Caesar from becoming king? Are his motivations noble and honorable or self-serving?
What is ...................
500
Who's speech was more effective and why?
What is ...............................
500
What is a soliloquy?
What is an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.