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The reason for Julius Caesar's death is illustrated by this theme.
What is ambition leads to corruption?
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I struggled with the decision to assassinate Caesar.
Who is Brutus?
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The Soothsayer gave Caesar this warning.
What is "Beware the ides of March?"
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This represents death in Julius Caesar.
What is the number three? (In ancient times, the number three was sometimes associated with Pluto, the god of death.)
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This is a sign that something bad is about to happen.
What is an omen?
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This theme was evident in Act II, Scene ii when Caesar denied the crown three times, but was reluctant to let go of it.
What is the private vs. public perception?
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I was the mastermind behind the conspiracy.
Who is Cassius?
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These were Caesar's final words.
What is "Et tu Brute. Then fall Caesar?"
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This symbol in Julius Caesar is illustrated through Portia's death Act IV, Scene iii and Casca's visions in Act I, Scene iii.
What is fire?
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This character called Brutus the "noblest Roman of them all"
Who is Antony?
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When Caesar says, "Seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come" is an example of this theme.
What is fate vs. free will?
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I committed suicide by swallowing fire.
Who is Portia?
300
Marc Antony repeated these lines in his speech to the Romans to discredit Brutus' actions.
What is "Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is a honorable man?"
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An example of foreshadowing in Act II, Scene ii.
What is Calpurnia's dreams?
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This character was beaten by the angry mob immediately following Marc Antony's speech in Act III, Scene iii.
Who is Cinna the poet?
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The cause of death for Cassius and Titinius are examples of this theme.
What is ambition leads to corruption?
400
We were angry at the people of Rome for celebrating Caesar's triumph over Pompey.
Who is Flavius and Marullus?
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In Act III, Scene ii Brutus gives this reason for assassinating Caesar.
What is "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more?"
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In Act II, Scene i Brutus uses this literary device to describe Caesar:"And therefore think him as a serpents egg, which hatch'd would as his kind grow mischievous and kill him in the shell."
What is a simile?
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The conspirators ask this of Caesar before they kill him in Act III, Scene i.
What is the pardon of Metellus Cimber?
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When Cassius says, "..the fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings..." he is illustrating this theme.
What is fate vs. free will?
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I was the first to stab Caesar.
Who is Casca?
500
In Act I, Scene ii lines 189-192 Julius Caesar becomes suspicious of Cassius and says this.
What is "Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous?"
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In Act II, Scene i Lines 21-27 Shakespeare uses this literary device to compare a man climbing a ladder to a man receiving great authority.
What is a metaphor?
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Caesar responded by saying this after Artemidorus approached him with a letter warning him of the conspiracy.
What is "what concerns Caesar himself shall wait until the last?"