Characters Part 1
Who is the Soothsayer & what did he tell J.C?
Fortune Teller "Beware of March 15th"
Who is Brutus?
Julius Caesar's righthand man and the person that eventually stabbed J.C.
Why did the crowd cheer three times at the festival in Act 1?
They wanted J.C to accept the crown.
Why do Flavius and Marullus hate Julius Caesar?
They are jealous that people don't admire them as much as they admire J.C. Also, they claim he is power hungry and is oppressing the common folk.
Where will the conspirators meet to discuss J.C's assassination?
Pompey's Statue
Who is described as not liking music, not smiling, and someone with unchecked ambition according to J.C?
Cassius
List five people who are part of the conspiracy?
Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus, Trebonius.
Why were Flavius and Marullus yelling at the cobbler + carpenter?
Because they were getting ready to celebrate Caesar.
Who told Brutus about J.C's travels to Spain where he got the flu and J.C's inability to swim through a dangerous river?
Who is Brutus' wife and how does she die?
Portia - swallowing burning coals.
Name one of the two characters who were yelling at the Cobbler and Carpenter at the beginning of the play?
Flavius + Marullus
At the end of Act 1, who does Cassius manipulate into turning against J.C?
Casca
What is Cassius' secret plan in order to finally convince Brutus to betray J.C?
Write fake letters pretending to be concerned Roman Citizens and placing those letters around his workplace + father's statue.
Name at least two omens that were mentioned during the thunderstorm in Act 1.
Man whose hand got struck with lightning and the hand didn't catch on fire. The lion who didn't attack. The women saw a man walking down the street while on fire. An owl hooting at noon.
What action did the conspirators do that annoyed J.C when asking him to repeal Publius Cimber's banishment?
Kneeling
Who is calpurnia? What dream did she have?
J.C's wife. Romans bathing in his blood and smiling.
Who is Ligarius? Why do the conspirators want him on their side?
Wise old man. He provides legitimacy to the killing of J.C.
Who do the conspirators want to kill in addition to J.C?
Antony
What role does Artemidorus play? Is he successful? Explain
He tries to warn J.C of his assassination.
Who was the first and last person to stab J.C?
Casca first - Brutus last
Which character did Cassius believe told J.C the entire plot to kill him?
Popillius Lena
Who reinterprets Calpurnia's dream? How does this character accomplish this?
Decius - he tells J.C this is a sign of fortune b/c his blood is holy and people were happy to bath in his glorious blood.
In Act 4, what does Brutus accuse Cassius of?
Taking brides and taking petty cash from the poor plebians.
He made the case that Caesar wasn't ambitious for the wrong reasons. He mentioned how his will left everything for them & that the conspirators were power hungry.
Why doesn't Antony respect Ledipus?
He cannot think for himself.