Julius Caesar
Act I
Appeals
100
What does the Soothsayer say to Caesar?
“Beware the Ides of March”
100
What do Brutus and Cassius do during the Lupercal celebration?
Cassius tries to convince Brutus to join the consipracy
100

What appeal is Cassius using when he says: "I was born free as Caesar; so were you: We both have fed as well, and we can both endure the winter's cold as well as he"?

Logic, evidence, and facts (Logos)

200
What does Antony offer Caesar three times in the marketplace?
A crown
200
Who does Caesar describe as having a "lean and hungry look" and basically doesn't trust?
Cassius
200

What appeal is Portia using when she says: "I grant I am a woman, but withal / A woman that Lord Brutus took to wife. / I grant I am a woman but withal / A woman well reputed, Cato's daughter"?

Credibility (Ethos)

300
Who does Caesar defeat and at the beginning of the play?
Pompey
300
What does Cassius reveal in his soliloquy in Act 1? (What will he do to get Brutus apart of the conspiracy?)
He will write letters to Brutus in different types of handwriting pretending to be people of Rome that want Brutus to go against Caesar.
300

What appeal is Antony using when he says: "My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me"?

Emotions (Pathos)

400

Why does Caesar ignore Calpurnia’s warnings and still go to the capitol? What fatal flaw does this reveal about his character?

Decius convinces him that Calpurnia has interpreted the dream and the omens incorrectly. His hubris/excessive pride makes him listen to the positive interpretation more. 

400
What is Brutus' inner conflict?
He loves Caesar but fears he will be a tyrant.
400

What appeal is Antony using when he says: "You all did see on the Lupercal, I thrice presented him with a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?"

Logic (Logos)

500
What does Antony do when he meets with the conspirators and sees Caesar’s body?
-He swears allegiance to Brutus and shakes hands with the conspirators
500
What are the two stories Cassius brings up about Caesar? What two physical weaknesses do we learn about Caesar?
-Caesar challenged Cassius to swim race and began to drown. -Caesar got sick and cried out; Cassius called him a sick girl. -Caesar is deaf in one ear. -Caesar has epilepsy (the falling sickness).
500

What was Antony's TRUE purpose in delivering Caesar's funeral speech, and what does his effect on the crowd reveal about the plebeians?

To stir up the Romans into rebellion; that they are easily swayed/manipulated

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