Literary Devices
The following quote in Scene 2 lines 215, “Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort” shows...
What is alliteration?
Casca describes Caesar's refusal of the crown by saying, "He fell in the marketplace."
What is imagery?
The main conspirators against Caesar and his rule over Rome.
Who were Casca and Cassius?
The primary reason Flavius and Marullus are upset with the commoners during the opening scene.
What were the commoners celebrating Caesar's victory over Pompey?
People who secretly plot to carry out an evil or illegal act.
Who are the Conspirators?
This quote, “[CAESAR] What sayst thou to me now? Speak once again. [SOOTHSAYER] Beware the ides of March. [CAESAR] He is a dreamer. Let us leave him. Pass.” shows...
What is foreshadowing?
Cassius uses a rhetorical device when he refers to Romans as “sheep” and Caesar as a potential “wolf” or “lion”.
What is a metaphor?
This type of conflict is evident when Brutus is figuring out his feelings about Caesar and his rise to power.
What is internal conflict?
The omens and warnings that are presented in Scene 2 make Caesar react to them.
What did Caesar dismiss the Soothsayer's warning about the "ides of March" (15th of March)?
This Roman leader is depicted as both powerful and vulnerable, causing concern among some people about his growing influence.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This quote, [Flavius] “Draw them to Tiber banks, and weep your tears into the channel, till the lowest stream...” shows...
What is a hyperbole? ("...weep your tears...till the lowest stream...")
The rhetorical device that Cassius uses when he compares Caesar to a "colossus" and suggests that others must " creep in" his "shadows".
What is a metaphor?
Brutus loves Caesar but fears he will be a tyrant is an example of a conflict.
What was Brutus' inner conflict?
A character reveals a personal grievance against Caesar by expressing feelings of jealousy and plotting to recruit Brutus into the conspiracy against him.
Who is Cassius?
A long-form speech delivered by a single character in a play.
What is a monologue?
This quote, [Casca] “I have seen tempests when the scolding winds have rived the knotty oaks, and I have seen...” shows...
What is personification? [Ex: this is being done when saying "scolding winds"]
This quote, “Brutus and Caesar: what should be in that ‘Caesar’? Why should that name be sounded more than yours?” has a rhetorical device.
What is flattery? (Cassius flatters Brutus by comparing him favorably to Caesar.)
Brutus struggles with this inner conflict in Scene 2 as he battles between his loyalty to Caesar.
What is Brutus’ struggle to go against Caesar?
A person leads the discussion of omens and warns of the dangers that will come if Caesar is allowed to rise in power, emphasizing the theme of fate versus free will.
Who is Casca?
Forging letters from citizens saying that they hate Caesar and stick the letters in his house was a plan.
What was Cassius' plan to win over Brutus?
This quote, "[Cassius] So is he now in execution Of any bold or noble enterprise, However, he puts on this tardy form. This rudeness is a sauce to his good wit, Which gives men stomach to digest his words With better appetite.” shows...
What is a metaphor? ["This rudeness is a sauce to his good wit"]
The rhetorical device that Cassius uses in Act 1 when he appeals to Brutus's sense of honor and reputation.
What is the appeal to ethos? (Cassius appeals to ethos by appealing to Brutus’s honor, suggesting that Brutus should be in the conspiracy against Caesar and that it is needed for the good of Rome.)
Cassius uses this psychological external conflict to take advantage of Casca’s fear of unnatural events.
What is manipulation?
Cassius uses Caesar’s weakness to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy to kill Caesar.
What are Cassius's intentions when he wants to convince Brutus that Caesar is not a god?
This significant event takes place during the Feast of Lupercal and serves as a turning point, symbolizing both Caesar's popularity and the warnings of danger.
What did Caesar do to refuse the crown?