Act I - Setting of the Play
Why are Flavius and Marullus upset at the beginning of the play?
The common people are celebrating Caesar over the fallen leader Pompey, showing how they are fickle
What does Brutus ask of Lucius in his home in the early hours of the morning?
How close the Ides of March are
What is the place that Caesar dies?
Inside the Capitol
Who are the triumvirate that rule Rome after Caesar's death?
Antony, Octaivius, Lepidus
Did Brutus attack at Philippi at the right time?
No. He attacked too early
What does the soothsayer tell Julius Caesar?
To beware the ides of March
What does Lucius find that shows how Cassius did trick Brutus into joining the conspiracy?
He fines a fake petition that shows the public wants Caesar to fall out of power, but Cassius wrote it
What are Caesar's dying words?
Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar.
What does Brutus tell Lucilius about dying love?
People that really love you will always be honest
What does Brutus ask his friends to do for him?
He wants them to kill him, since he believes that suicide is a cowardly act
Why does Caesar speak in third person?
It is a sign of royalty and he speaks in iambic pentameter, versus the common people speaking in prose
Why do the conspirators want Cicero to join their cause?
He is a well respected Roman
What was a big mistake Brutus made when he finished his speech and Antony came to make his speech?
He left and walked away. He did not stay to hear Antony's speech.
What does Brutus see at night when he is in his tent?
Caesar's ghost
Why does Cassius expect to be defeated in battle?
He sees many bad omens
What observation does Caesar make of Cassius?
That knowledgeable men are not trustworthy
How does Portia show Brutus she is trustworthy?
She cuts herself in the thigh
After Caesar is dead and Antony is with the body, what does he do?
He swears revenge for Caesar in a soliloquy
How many senators are killed by Octaivius and Anthony?
Between 70 and 100
What is the name of the servant of Cassius that kills Cassius on his command, after he misinterprets Titinius' capturing?
Pindarus
Why does Caesar want Antony to touch his wife as he runs past?
Because it is legend to cure barrenness
After a bad dream, Calphurnia convinces Caesar not to go to the capital that day. Who convinces him to go, and how?
Decius. He interprets the dream a certain way, and he also bothers him for giving in to his wife. He tells him that if he does not go, they may not give him the crown.
How did Antony win over the plebeians in his funeral speech for Caesar?
He spoke that Caesar was not an ambitious man, and he did many great things for the Roman people.
Why does Cassius think they should stay in Sardis to fight?
He says it will tire their army and make them weak against the opposing armies.
What do Antony and Octaivius talk about in their tent after the war is won?
That Brutus was "the noblest Roman of them all", and they will bury him honorably