Julius Caesar
Why were people celebrating at the opening of the play?
Caesar's return
In addition to the soothsayer's warning, _______________ wrote a letter warning Caesar of danger and handed it to him before he entered the senate.
Artemidorus
compares two unlike things using like or as
simile
_________and _________kill each other in battle
Eteocles, Polynieces
What specific punishment does Creon announce for anyone caught trying to bury Polynieces
stoned to death
What did the soothsayer tell Caesar?
beware of March 15.
How did Mark Anthony turn the crowd against the conspirators?
He said that Caesar was offered a crown 3X and refused it. Therefore he is not ambitious. Caesar cries for the poor. Caesar left money and property to all of you in his will.
the time and place that a story is taking place
setting
__________is buried with military honors while ______________is left to rot in the streets
Eteocle, Polynieces
How did Ismene respond when Antigone told her that she intended to bury Polynieces?
We are just women. It is against the law. We can't stand up to men.
_____________tried to warn Caesar of dangers before he went to the senate.
Artemidorus
What happened to Cinna the poet? Why?
He was attacked. He had the same name as one of the conspirators.
the audience knows something that a character does not know
dramatic irony
How was the sentry chosen who had to report the burial to Creon
rolled dice
When Creon asked Antigone whether or not she had heard his decree concerning burying Polynieces, what did she say?
She said that she was aware of his law, but God's law was more important.
Describe Calphurnia's dream
Caesar's statue was spouting blood.
In the funeral speech what reason did Brutus give for killing Caesar?
He was too ambitious, we would have been slaves.
a character is bothered or upset about something
internal conflict
The sentry compared Antigone to a _____________because he wanted to ______________
baby bird, get sympathy for her
What was Antigone's actual punishment?
She was placed in a small room underground and given enough food to survive.
How did Decius convince Caesar to go to the senate?
He told him that Calphurnia's dream was a positive, not negative, sign.
He told him that he would miss getting a crown.
The priest made an animal sacrifice and urged Caesar to stay home. What was the problem with the animal?
It had no heart.
learning about a character from what the author says about the character
direct characterization
What omens made Teresias predict trouble for Creon and other citizens in his town?
birds fighting and a sacrifice would not burn properly
Describe Haimon's death
He tried to stab his father. He stabbed himself.