Act I - II
Act III-V
He Said What?
Character Identification
Literary Techniques
100
Beware the Ides of March
What is the advice given to Caesar by the Soothsayer?
100
He is assassinated right after proclaiming his magnificence, indestructibility and compares himself to the "Northern Star"
What is ironic about the timing of Caesar's murder?
100
"I had as lief not be as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself. I was born free as Caesar; so were you"
What is Cassius?
100
I committed suicide by swallowing fire.
Who is Portia?
100
The exhalations whizzing in the air Give so much light that I may read by them.
What is Onomonopeia?
200
"He has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous."
What does Caesar think of Cassius?
200
"Life! Liberty! Tyranny is dead!"
What is the proclamation of the Conspirators directly after assassinating Caesar?
200
"Caesar, now be still: I kill'd not thee with half so good a will."
What is Brutus?
200
I called Brutus "the noblest Roman of them all."
Who is Antony?
200
"And, since the quarrel Will bear no colour for the thing he is, Fashion it thus; that what he is, augmented, Would run to these and these extremities: And therefore think him as a serpent's egg Which, hatch'd, would, as his kind, grow mischievous, And kill him in the shell."
What is simile?
300
He will forge notes to Brutus from several citizens in order to help sway Brutus against Caesar
What is Cassius' plan to get Brutus to join the conspirators?
300
He must not blame the conspirators, admit he speaks by their permission, and speak last, after Brutus.
What are the conditions under which Antony can speak at the funeral?
300
"Have patience, gentle friends, I must not read it; It is not meet you know how Caesar loved you. You are not wood, you are not stones, but men; And, being men, bearing the will of Caesar, It will inflame you, it will make you mad: 'Tis good you know not that you are his heirs; For, if you should, O, what would come of it!"
What is Antony?
300
I held Brutus’ suicide sword.
Who is Strato?
300
"I will do so: till then, think of the world. Exit BRUTUS Well, Brutus, thou art noble; yet, I see, Thy honourable metal may be wrought From that it is disposed: therefore it is meet That noble minds keep ever with their likes; For who so firm that cannot be seduced? Caesar doth bear me hard; but he loves Brutus: If I were Brutus now and he were Cassius, He should not humour me."
What is a soliloquy?
400
It warns Caesar of the Conspiracy and names the conspirators with remarkable detail.
What is the letter from Artemidorus?
400
It is effective because it plays on the crowd's emotions using the rhetorical strategy of pathos.
What is so effective about Antony's funeral oration?
400
"I do beseech ye, if you bear me hard, Now, whilst your purpled hands do reek and smoke, Fulfil your pleasure."
What is Antony?
400
I was torn to pieces by the mob for having the same name as a conspirator.
Who is Cinna?
400
"A trade, sir, that, I hope, I may use with a safe conscience; which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles."
What is a pun?
500
He thinks the "unnatural" sights he has seen are signs of tragedy about to unfold in his country.
What is the meaning behind Casca's comment, "For I believe they are portentous things Unto the climate that they point upon."
500
Cassius is offended that Brutus did not seriously consider his letters on behalf of Lucius Pella. Brutus accuses Cassius of accepting bribes. Brutus holds to his position.
What is the problem that develops between Cassius and Brutus at the start of Act 4?
500
"As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition."
Who is Brutus?
500
I was left out of the conspiracy because I would not join anything I did not start.
Who is Cicero?
500
"To tell thee thou shalt see me at Philippi."
What is foreshadowing?
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