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Elements of Drama
Historical Context
Vocabulary
Act 1
Act 2
100
The basic divisions of drama
What is Acts and Scenes
100
Who wrote The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
What is William Shakespeare
100
slavelike; humbly submissive to authority
What is servile
100
What internal conflict does Brutus face in Act 1?
What is He is Caesar's friend, but he does not want to live under a king
100
What moods are created by reports of strange occurrences in Rome?
What is foreboding, ominous, threatening
200
A drama ending in a happy ending.
What is a comedy
200
In the Globe Theater, the area where people paid only one penny to stand and watch a play.
What is the pit
200
to control by use of influence, often in an unfair way
What is manipulate
200
In Act 1, Scene ii, why does Cassius flatter Brutus?
What is He needs Brutus to support his plot against Caesar.
200
Why does Calpurnia urge Caesar not to go to the Senate?
What is She believes her dreams are bad omens.
300
Brutus' struggle within himself to betray Caesar is an example of
What is Internal Conflict
300
The nickname for the people who stood in the pit to watch plays
What is groundlings
300
to look forward to
What is anticipate
300
Why does Cassius believe that Brutus should be a part of the plot against Caesar?
What is The people respect Brutus and will accept what he does.
300
What does Brutus mean by "Hide it in smiles and affability.."?
What is Keep the plot a secret by acting friendly and normal
400
True or false: A monologue is a long, uninterrupted speech given by one character to other characters on stage.
What is true
400
Where the wealthier people of Shakespeare's day sat to watch plays.
What is the galleries
400
to be made greater or to be enhanced
What is augmented
400
According to Casca, how did Caesar react when he was offered the crown?
What is He rejected it three times, but he really wanted to accept it.
400
What is meant by the following line: "For he is superstitious grown of late..."
What is Caesar has started paying attention to bad omens lately.
500
When members of the audience make themselves believe what is happening on stage
What is suspending disbelief
500
What is William Shakespeare known for?
What is being the greatest writer in the English language
500
An antonym for peacefully
What is wrathfully
500
Judging from his actions in Act 1, what may be Caesar's tragic flaw?
What is He is too ambitious and overconfident.
500
At the end of Act II, what plans do Artemidorus and the soothsayer have?
What is They both want to warn Caesar that he is in danger.