What is the soothsayer's advice to Caesar?
“Beware the Ides of March”
In Act 1 scene i, what do Flavius and Marullus want the commoners to do?
Go home/go back to work/stop celebrating Caesar's return
Explain who the Conspirators are. Name one.
Those that are plotting to kill Caesar.
Cassius, Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus Cimber, Ligarius and Trebonius, and Brutus
What does Calpurnia see in her dream? What is it about?
Blood spurting from Caesar's statue and men bathing from his blood. She was getting a vision of the conspiracy and the murder of Caesar.
What is it called when a character speaks directly to the audience?
An aside
Do this," it is performed. Who said this?
Antony
What is it called when the audience understands or knows something that the characters do not?
Dramatic irony
Who says, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ear"?
Antony
How does Cassius plan to convince Brutus to join the cause?
He will write letters to Brutus in different types of handwriting pretending to be people of Rome that want Brutus to go against Caesar.
Forged letters
What is it called when a character is speaking his or her thoughts out loud?
Soliloquy
Who said, "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more"?
Brutus
Explain the difference between the views of Caesar held by Cassius and Brutus.
Cassius openly wants Caesar out of power. Brutus loves Caesar, but sees his flaws and worries his ambition puts Rome at risk.
What is verse without rhyme called?
Blank verse
Caesar. These are his finals words.
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).
Why does Cassius want Brutus to join the conspiracy?
Brutus has a good reputation with the citizens of Rome.
What figurative speech does Antony use in his speech at Caesar's funeral to cast doubt on Brutus' sincerity?
Irony. "But Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man."
What are the three rhetorical appeals that are used to persuade?
Ethos Pathos Logos