Characters
Great orator who stealthily befriends conspirators before seeking revenge.
Marc Antony
What do Marullus and Flavius do at the beginning of the play to display their discontent for Julius Caesar?
They tear down banners from his statues
What is the bloody statue in Calpurnia's dream symbolic of?
It foreshadows the assassination of Julius Caesar
True or false: Portia was married to Julius Caesar
False: Calpurnia was married to Caesar.
Apprehensive conspirator who suffers a moral dilemma over killing his former friend, Caesar; states that he loved Caesar, but he loved Rome more.
Brutus
What is Ceasar's response when Antony offers him the crown at the beginning of the play?
He denies thrice
Beware the ides of March!
False: he feels most betrayed by his friend, Brutus.
What genre(s) is Julius Caesar?
Tragedy and history
Wife of Julius Caesar; has omens that foreshadow his death.
Calpurnia
Why does Portia ask Caesar not to go to the capitol?
She has a bad dream of his statue flowing with blood
What does the argument between Cassius and Brutus before the final battle symbolize and foreshadow?
It symbolizes the crumbling of their relationship and it foreshadows their death.
True or false: Caesar's ghost comes to warn Casca of his imminent death on the battlefield.
False: he warns Brutus of his imminent death.
What is the setting of Julius Caesar?
Ancient Rome
Was supposed to be the leader of Rome, but is killed for fear that he will start a dictatorship.
Julius Caesar
With whom does Octavius form a triumvirate (group of three leaders) with?
Lepidus and Antony
What rhetorical technique does Marc Antony use to get the audience to beg for him to read Caesar's will?
True or false: Calpurnia died from swallowing hot coals.
False: Portia, Brutus's wife, dead from swallowing hot coals.
Who will ultimately take over Rome now that the conspirators are dead?
Antony, Octavius, Lepidus
Who gives Brutus forged letters from imaginary citizens concerned about Julius Caesar to convince him to join the conspirators?
Cinna the conspirator
How does Brutus die at the end of the play? Why does he do this?
He runs upon his own sword because he feels defeated/Cassius has already killed himself as he though they were losing the battle
When Brutus tells the audience "I did love Caesar, but I loved Rome more" what rhetorical device is he using? (Hint: ethos, logos, or pathos?)
Pathos. He is tapping into the audiences emotions by telling them how important Rome is to him.
True or false: Marc Antony despised Brutus, even after his death.
False: he calls him "the most noble person in all of Rome"
Who played Brutus in the 1970 version of Julius Caesar?
Jason Robards