Julius Caesar
Who betrays Caesar?
(Brutus)
How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
(14)
Repeating beginning sounds is called what?
(Alliteration)
What does “ambition” mean?
(Strong desire for success/power)
Et tu, Brute?” means what?
(“You too, Brutus?”)
Who warns Caesar to beware the Ides of March?
(The Soothsayer)
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
(ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)
A comparison using “like” or “as” is called what?
(Simile)
Define “conspiracy.”
(A secret plan by a group)
Who says “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears”?
(Mark Antony)
On what date is Caesar assassinated?
(The Ides of March/March 15)
What is the final two-line section of a sonnet called?
(Couplet)
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is what?
(Personification)
What does “tyrant” mean?
(A cruel ruler)
Finish the quote: “Cowards die many times before their _____.”
(Deaths)
Who gives the funeral speech that turns Rome against the conspirators?
(Mark Antony)
What is the “turn” in a sonnet called?
(Volta)
What rhetorical device repeats a word or phrase for emphasis?
(Repetition)
What does “honorable” mean?
(Deserving respect/honest)
Finish the quote: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in _____.”
(Ourselves)
Who is Caesar’s wife?
(Calpurnia)
Who wrote Shakespearean sonnets?
(William Shakespeare)
Persuasion through emotion is called what?
(Pathos)
Define “manipulate.”
(To control/influence someone unfairly)
Who says “Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war”?
(Mark Antony)