Characters
This Roman leader is warned to “Beware the Ides of March.”
Who is Julius Caesar?
This mysterious figure warns Caesar with the words, “Beware the Ides of March.”
Who is the Soothsayer?
This public event brings together Caesar, his supporters, and the citizens of Rome.
What is the Feast of Lupercal?
This major theme is shown through Brutus’ internal struggle.
What is loyalty vs. honor?
This is why Cassius is successful in convincing Brutus.
What is he appeals to Brutus’ honor and love for Rome?
This character tries to persuade Brutus to turn against Caesar.
Who is Cassius?
This idea is expressed when Cassius says, “The fault… is not in our stars, but in ourselves.”
What is the idea that people control their own fate?
This is why Caesar instructs Antony to touch Calpurnia.
What is to cure her infertility?
This theme is shown when Caesar ignores warnings about danger.
What is fate vs. free will?
This is what is ironic about Caesar’s opinion of Cassius.
What is he knows Cassius is dangerous but ignores it?
This loyal supporter of Caesar participates in the ceremonial race.
Who is Mark Anthony?
This is what Caesar implies about Cassius when he says, “Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.”
What is that Cassius is dangerous or ambitious?
This sudden event interrupts the celebration and shows Caesar’s physical weakness.
What is Caesar’s seizure in public?
This is how the crowd feels about Caesar.
What is they support him?
This interaction sets up the political tension that drives the rest of the play, even though no conflict has officially begun.
What is Cassius influencing Brutus to question Caesar’s fitness to rule?
This character is torn between his loyalty to Caesar and his duty to Rome
Who is Brutus?
These two reasons are behind Cassius’s purpose in describing Caesar’s weaknesses.
What is to show Caesar is not fit to rule and to manipulate Brutus?
This unusual event is described by Casca during Caesar’s public appearance.
What is Caesar refusing the crown three times?
This theme is shown when Caesar ignores the Soothsayer’s warning.
What is pride or arrogance?
This is what Brutus begins to consider after speaking with Cassius.
What is joining a conspiracy against Caesar?
This character reports that Caesar was offered the crown three times and refused it each time.
Who is Casca?
This is the trait Caesar reveals when he ignores the Soothsayer’s warning and dismisses it.
What is pride or hubris?
This is what Cassius begins to do after Caesar leaves the stage.
What is he tries to persuade Brutus to join a plan against Caesar?
This theme is shown when public celebrations and praise for Caesar contrast with private concerns about his ambition and potential danger.
What is appearance vs. reality?
This is what Cassius is really trying to do by talking about Caesar’s weaknesses.
What is convince Brutus to turn against Caesar?