Julius Caesar
What do Brutus and Cassius do during the Lupercal celebration?
Cassius tries to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy.
Brutus does not want the conspirators to make an oath. Why?
Romans don't need to make pacts to one another; their word is enough.
Who says, "Et tu, Brute?" and what happens after it is said?
(Tell me what it means for an extra 100 points!)
Caesar says it and he dies.
(And you, Brutus?) Meaning if Brutus stabbed him, there must be a reason.
The ghost of whom shows up at the end of Act IV?
Caesar
Who does Caesar describe as having a "lean and hungry look" and basically doesn't trust?
Cassius
What does Calphurnia 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.
Why do the conspirators all kneel before Caesar to beg for Publius Cimber’s return?
They do this as an excuse to get physically close to Caesar in order to stab him.
What important information do we receive about Portia in Act IV?
She killed herself by swallowing hot coals.
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."
Calphurnia
Who is the first to stab Caesar? Who is the last to stab him?
Casca and then Brutus
How does Cassius die?
He asks his servant to use his sword (the same sword he used to kill Caesar) to kill him.
Why does Caesar ignore Calpurnia’s warnings and still go to the capitol?
Decius convinces him that Calpurnia has mis-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 killed by the rioting citizens because they initially thought he was Cinna the conspirator and even after they realize who he is, they still kill him out of anger.
What are the names of the men that make up the new triumvirate?
Octavius
Antony
Lepidus
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.
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).
What is the anachronism in this Act? (anachronism is when an author unknowingly or purposefully inserts something from a different period of time into his/her writing)
The clock striking in the play. Considering the time period, there were no grandfather clocks during Caesar's time.
What did Antony claim that Caesar left his citizens in his will?
75 drachmas
His land will be made into public parks.
Who gains power of Rome at the end of the play?
Octavius