Act I
At the beginning of Act I, Scene 2, the soothsayer gives this warning.
What is "Beware the Ides of March"?
Calpurnia ask Caesar not to go to the Senate because of this.
What is her dream about Caesar getting killed?
The amount of times Julius Caesar was stabbed.
What is 23 times?
The internal conflict Brutus faces in Act I.
What is, should he help kill Caesar?
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The definition of a Triumvirate.
What is a group of three men holding power?
Casca says, "For I believe they are portentous things/Unto the climate that they point upon." the meaning of this is.
What is bad things are to come if Caesar is named King?
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Brutus does not want to ask Cicero to join the conspiracy because of this.
What is because Cicero does not like following other men's plans?
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The amount of chances Caesar had to avoid his own death.
What is 2 times?
The reason Brutus finally decides to join the conspiracy.
What is to protect Rome from tyranny?
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The most common clothing for Romans.
What is a Tunic? (Or Togas)
The Ides of March is this date.
What is the 15th of March?
At the end of Act II, the soothsayer and Artemidorus plan to do this as Caesar enters the Capitol.
What is they both want to warn Caesar he is in danger?
According to Casca, Caesar reacted this way when he was offered the crown.
What is he rejected it?
The purpose of the notes Cassius sent with Cinna to Brutus.
What is to convince Brutus that the Roman people need him to join the conspiracy? (Answers may vary)
The three men who were the first Triumvirate of Rome.
Who is Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey?
This type of weather, that we see frequently in the play, foreshadows danger, death, and destruction.
What are Thunderstorms?
The reason Caesar changes his mind and decides to go to the Senate meeting.
What is because Decius reinterprets the Dream and convinces him to go?
Facts about Caesar that make him appear mortal
(a flawed human) over the course of Act 1?
What is his ignorance or his illnesses?
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Brutus is against killing Mark Antony for this reason.
What is because it would be too bloody?
An upper class person in Roman Culture would be known by this name
What are Patricians?
The strange unnatural events that the men report have
happened in Act 1 Scene 3.
What is A lion was roaming the capitol,
men on fire walked through the
streets, an owl was seen during the day?
(Any of the 3 are correct)
The meaning of this quote from Brutus: "And therefore think him as a serpent's egg Which, hatch'd, would, as his kind, grow mischievous, And kill him in the shell."
What is. Brutus means that it is better off to kill Caesar now before he is dangerous?
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The Irony of Julius Caesar's quote: "Cowards die many times before their death."
What is Caesar speaks of death as though he will not die, even though the warnings are obvious?
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Brutus comes to this decision in his orchard.
What is he decides to join the conspiracy to murder Caesar?
A middle class person in Roman Culture would be known by this name.
What are Plebeians?