Julius Caesar
What does the Soothsayer say to Caesar?
“Beware the Ides of March”
What do Brutus and Cassius discuss during the Lupercal celebration while Mark Antony is running the race?
Cassius tries to convince Brutus to join the consipracy.
Brutus does not want the conspirators to make an oath. Why?
Because Romans should not need to make pacts to one another. Their word should be enough.
Who says, "Et tu, Brute?" and what happens after it is said?
Caesar says it to Brutus when he can't believe Brutus is part of the assassination, and then Caesar dies.
The ghost of whom shows up at the end of Act IV? To whom does the ghost appear?
Caesar's ghost appears to Brutus.
What does Antony offer Caesar three times in the marketplace?
A crown
Who does Caesar describe as having a "lean and hungry look" and basically doesn't trust?
Cassius
What does Calpurnia see in her dream? What does it mean?
Blood spurting from Caesar's statue and men bathing in his blood. She is having a vision of the conspiracy and the murder of Caesar.
Why do the conspirators all kneel before Caesar to beg for Publius Cimber’s reinstatement from exile?
To get physically close to Caesar in order to stab him.
What important information do we receive about Portia in Act IV?
She has killed herself by swallowing hot coals.
Who has Caesar defeated in a civil war just before the beginning of the play?
Pompey
What does Cassius reveal in his soliloquy in Act 1? (What will he do to get Brutus to be a part 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.
Who said to Caesar: "And he shall say you are not well today. Let me upon my knee prevail in this."
Calpurnia, begging Caesar to say he is sick and not to go to the capitol.
Who is the first to stab Caesar? Who is the last to stab him?
Casca is the first, and Brutus is the last.
How does Cassius die?
He asks his servant to use his sword (the same sword he used to kill Caesar) to kill him. He commits assisted suicide.
Why does Caesar ignore Calpurnia’s warnings and still goes to the capitol?
Decius convinces him that Calpurnia has interpreted the dream and the omens incorrectly
What is Brutus' inner conflict?
He loves Caesar but fears he will be a tyrant.
What happens to Cinna the Poet as he travels to Caesar's funeral?
He is attacked by the rioting citizens because they initially think he was Cinna the conspirator. Even after they realize who he is, they say, "Kill him for his bad verses!"
What are the names of the men that make up the new triumvirate?
-Octavius Caesar -Mark Antony -Lepidus
What does Mark Antony do when he meets with the conspirators and sees Caesar’s body?
He swears allegiance to them and shakes hands with all of the conspirators
What are the two stories Cassius brings up about Caesar? What two physical weaknesses do we learn about Caesar?
-Caesar challenged Cassius to swim a race and began to drown. -Caesar got sick while at a battle and cried out; Cassius called him a sick girl. -Caesar is deaf in one ear. -Caesar has epilepsy (the falling sickness).
What does Mark Antony claim that Caesar left the citizens of Rome in his will?
75 drachmas (silver coins) and his property to be used as public parks.
What relative of Julius Caesar gains power over Rome at the end of the play?
Octavius Caesar.